Survive or Die
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{{Infobox film
| name = Survive or Die
| image =Survive or Die.jpg
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| director = {{Plainlist|
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| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Daniel Okoduwa
- Mike Kang
- Rohit Gupta
- Trevor Doyle
- Esha Tewari
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| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Daniel Okoduwa
- Mike Kang}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
| music = Jamie Murgatroyd
| cinematography = Nicholas Okoduwa
| editing = Henry Dangar
| studio = Scrim Entertainment
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| released = {{Film date|2018|9|03|AACTA Awards|df=y}}
| runtime = 82 minutes
| country = Australia
| language = English
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Survive or Die is a 2018 Australian action film about a 16-year-old girl who escapes to Australia on a refugee boat steered by the head of a people-smuggling ring. It was written and directed by Daniel Okoduwa and Michael Kang, and stars Felino Dolloso, Emmanuella Samuel, Caroline McQuade and Hawa Barnes.{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Survive or Die feature film screening in the 8th AACTA AWARDS |url=https://agimat.net/survive-or-die-feature-film-screening-in-the-8th-aacta-awards/ |access-date=26 July 2020 |publisher=Agimat}}{{cite news |last1=Violata |first1=Annalyn |title=Which would you choose - 'Survive or Die'? |url=https://www.sbs.com.au/language/english/audio/which-would-you-choose-survive-or-die |access-date=26 July 2020 |publisher=SBS Australia |date=September 2018}}{{cite web |title=AACTA REVEALS RECORD-BREAKING NUMBER OF FEATURE FILMS IN COMPETITION FOR 8TH AACTA AWARDS |url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/media-room/aacta-reveals-record-breaking-number-of-feature-films-in-competition-for-8th-aacta-awards/ |website=AACTA |access-date=26 July 2020}}
Cast
- Felino Dolloso
- Emmanuella Samuel
- Caroline McQuade
- Tino Iheme
- Salahuddin Ayubi
- Rico Banderas
- Craig Bourke
- Frederick Hama
- Oge Obiokolie
- Glen Nutkaze Peters
- Robin Royce Queree
- Sarina Sainju
Release
Survive or Die premiered at the AACTA Film Fest in 2018, and was released on Amazon Prime Video in 2020.{{cite web |title=Survive or Die |url=https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Survive-or-Die/0PDQL1G3FJYE5UMC35T1U6U0AV#:~:text=A%20young%20refugee%20girl%20escaping,the%20death%20of%20his%20son. |website=Prime Video}}
Critical reception
The Action on Film Festival review said, "Difficult to watch, harder to come to grips with than a grizzly bear, this movie chills you to the bone. After that, you begin to understand just how important immigration is to the lives of millions of people around the world."{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
Accolades
- Best Feature Film, Universe Multicultural Film Festival 2019, Los Angeles, California, US{{cite web |title=The 16th annual Universe Multicultural Film Festival was successfully concluded on Sunday, April 7th. |url=http://lapost.us/?p=16198 |website=The Los Angeles Post | date=16 April 2019 |access-date=8 August 2020}}
- Winner, Award of Recognition in Accolade Awards, US{{cite web |title=Winners |url=https://accoladecompetition.org/winners-may-2016/awards-of-recognition-may-2016/ |website=Accolade Competition |access-date=8 August 2020}}
- 3rd finalist in the Suspense Thriller Category, Indie Gathering Film Festival, Cleveland, Ohio, US{{cite web |title=2019 Additional Award Winners & Overall Award Winners |url=http://theindiegathering.com/2019.html |website=The Indie Gathering Int. Film Festival & Convention |access-date=8 August 2020}}
- Best Indie Feature, Vegas Movie Awards 2019, US{{cite web |title=Awards of Excellence November Edition |url=https://www.vegasmovieawards.com/excwinnersnovember2019 |website=Vegas Movie Awards |access-date=8 August 2020}}
- Best Music Score, Jamie Murgatroyd, Mediterranean Film Festival, Cannes, 2018{{cite web |title=Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes 2018 Winners |url=https://www.mediterraneanfilmfestivalcannes.com/winners-2018-1 |website=Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes |access-date=8 August 2020}}
- AFIN – International Film Festival, Brisbane, Australia
- Action On Film International Film Festival, US
- Hollywood Dreams Film Fest, Las Vegas, US
- Auckland International Film Festival, New Zealand 2018
- World Music & Independent Film Festival 2019, US
- Best Actress, Hawa Barnes, Best Director, Hollywoodz Dreams Film Festival, US
References
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