Occupation: Rainfall Chapter 1[2] is a 2020 Australian science fiction action film written and directed by Luke Sparke. It is a sequel to the 2018 film Occupation.[3][4]

Occupation: Rainfall
Release poster
Directed by	Luke Sparke
Written by	Luke Sparke
Additional dialogue by	Dale Dye Felix Williamson
Produced by	Carly Imrie Carmel Imrie
Starring	Dan Ewing Temuera Morrison Daniel Gillies Lawrence Makoare Mark Coles Smith Jet Tranter Jason Isaacs Ken Jeong
Cinematography	Wade Muller
Edited by	Luke Sparke
Music by	Frederik Wiedmann
Production companies	Saban Films SparkeFilms Film Mode Entertainment Monster Pictures
Distributed by	Monster Pictures
Release dates	30 October 2020 (2020-10-30) (Monster Fest) 28 January 2021 (2021-01-28) (Australia)
Running time	128 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English
Budget	A$25 million[1]

Plot

Two years after the alien invasion, the human resistance in Sydney learns about an alien operation called "Rainfall" related to a location, Pine Gap. No details are known but a team of three, including one Alien, sets out to learn more. The human resistance in Sydney is attacked and destroyed, along with Sydney itself. Survivors flee to a military mountain base but it too is attacked and destroyed. The recon team arrives at Pine Gap which turns out to be a US intelligence base hosting two goofy survivors despite being destroyed on the surface. "Rainfall" is an artificial asteroid of sorts hidden below the base and created by the aliens, with potential high tech capabilities. A hasty plan to destroy the asteroid is made but to no avail, the asteroid falls in the hands of attacking aliens.

Cast

• Dan Ewing as Matt Simmons[3]
• Jet Tranter as Amelia Chambers[3]
• Temuera Morrison as Peter Bartlett[3]
• Daniel Gillies as Wing Commander Hayes[3]
• Lawrence Makoare as Gary the Alien[3]
• Brad McMurray as Gary the Alien
• Mark Coles Smith as Captain Wessex[3]
• Ben Chisholm as Steve
• Jason Isaacs as Steve (voice)[3]
• Ken Jeong as Bud Miller[3]
• Erin Connor as Jenny Bartlett[3]
• Trystan Go as Marcus Chambers
• Izzy Stevens as Isabella Bartlett
• David Roberts as Abraham
• Vince Colosimo as Jacob
• Katrina Risteska as Suarez

Production

On 17 September 2020, it was announced that Jason Isaacs had joined the cast of Occupation: Rainfall. On the same day, it was announced that the film was in post-production, with visual effects being worked on by artists behind Star Wars: The Last Jedi.[3][5]

Home media

The film is set to make its SVOD debut on Netflix in the United States on 9 October 2021.[6]

Sequel

Luke Sparke is working in active development of Rainfall Chapter 2.[7]

References

External links

• Official website
• Occupation: Rainfall at IMDb