The Domestics

Months after the American government launches a chemical weapons attack on its own people, the remaining population has divided into two groups: the gangs who all have their own theme; the Gamblers, Sheets, Plowboys, Nailers, and the Cherries. The others who try and survive on their own away from the violence and gangs are the Domestics.

Domestic couple Mark and Nina West are traveling to Milwaukee to see Nina’s parents while dealing with the fallout that they were getting a divorce before everything happened. They meet Nathan Wood and his son when scavenging supplies and go to their house for a meal but it ends in chaos after they discover Nathan’s family fed them human meat and a Nailer Mark believed he killed earlier finds them and kills Nathan’s wife and daughter.

They escape and retreat to an abandoned house after Nina is shot, unaware they’ve been followed by a deserter Cherry named Betsy who escaped Plowboy captivity and has developed a fascination for Nina. Mark is later held at gunpoint By William Cunningham; a flamboyant madman and forced to fight against a large opponent after he discovers William has beaten and captured Nathan and his son who followed Mark for revenge. Mark wins and Nathan departs, forgiving him and gives up his vengeance.

Mark reunites with Nina who finds an old car similar to what Mark once owned and the two rekindle their love but are then captured by Gamblers. They're forced into a Russian roulette game with Mark taking a bullet, Nina makes their escape after grabbing a gun from a Gambler’s boot finally making it to her parents house.

Nina learns her parents had died, Mark discovers her father’s prized Wildey Hunter is stolen and the Gamblers have caught up to them. A showdown begins with Nina, Mark, Betsy, the Gamblers and Plowboys getting into a shootout. In the end Nina and Mark survive, Betsy returns Nina’s ring to Mark before being killed, and Nina finds her fathers gun at a neighbors home who was a Gambler spy.

Mark and Nina leave ending with Crazy Al; a DJ who has been sending broadcast updates about the current America about Mark and Nina and not to mess with them.

• Tyler Hoechlin as Mark West
• Kate Bosworth as Nina West
• Lance Reddick as Nathan Wood
• Sonoya Mizuno as Betsy
• Dana Gourrier as Wanda
• Jacinte Blankenship as Theresa Wood
• Thomas Francis Murphy as Plowboy Jim
• David Dastmalchian as Willy Cunningham
• Lee Perkins as Dean the Nailer

On March 24, 2016, it was announced that Mike P. Nelson would direct the post-apocalyptic thriller film The Domestics from his own script, for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Hollywood Gang Productions. Gianni Nunnari and Shannon Gaulding would produce the film.[3] On September 8, 2016, Kate Bosworth and Tyler Hoechlin were cast to star in the film.[4] The movie was filmed in Louisiana.

In May 2018, Orion Classics acquired distribution rights to the film and set it for a June 28, 2018, release.[5]

The film has received favorable reviews from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 7.5/10 based on 5 reviews.[6]

• The Domestics on IMDb