This article is about the 2020 American horror film. For the 2012 American romantic comedy film, see Seeking a Friend for the End of the World.
Friend of the World
Official poster
Directed by
Brian Patrick Butler
Screenplay by
Brian Patrick Butler
Produced by
Brian Patrick Butler
Luke Anthony Pensabene
Starring
Nick Young
Alexandra Slade
Michael C. Burgess
Kathryn Schott
Cinematography
Ray Gallardo
Edited by
Brian Patrick Butler
Music by
Stefan Krut
Production companies
Charybdis Pictures
Gray Area Multimedia
Distributed by
Troma Entertainment
Cineverse
Release dates
August 15, 2020 (2020-08-15) (Oceanside International Film Festival)[1]
November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22) (VOD)[2]
Running time
50 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Friend of the World is a 2020 American independent black-and-white film written and directed by Brian Patrick Butler in his feature film debut, starring Nick Young and Alexandra Slade. The surreal experimental film takes place post-apocalypse and tells the story of a young filmmaker and a military general trapped in a bunker with a mysterious threat.
Written as a dark comedy body horror film in 2016, the film was produced by Charybdis Pictures. Filming took place at Gray Area Multimedia in San Diego in May, 2017.
Friend of the World premiered August 15, 2020 at the Oceanside International Film Festival and was released on Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video and Tubi by 2023. It was distributed by Cineverse and Troma Entertainment. The film has a 90% approval rating from 21 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes and ranks in Video Librarian's top 15 best narrative films of 2022.
^Milkowski, Jenny (August 13, 2020). Enjoy the Oceanside International Film Festival from your own couch. CBS 8. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^Halen, Adrian (December 23, 2021). "'Friend of the World' streaming and on demand Nov 22nd". Horror News Net. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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