Director: MacKenzie Donaldson
Climate collapse and civil war form the backdrop of All the Lost Ones, a 2024 Canadian thriller that turns a single isolated house into the last line of defense between two sisters and the chaos outside.
What is All the Lost Ones about?
Government-imposed emergency measures meant to slow the effects of a collapsing climate have instead pushed the country into open conflict. Nia and her younger sister Penny have retreated with Nia's boyfriend Ethan to a remote property, trying to stay out of the fighting long enough to figure out a way forward. That plan falls apart when an armed militia leader and his followers show up uninvited, forcing a standoff that strips away any illusion of safety. What follows tests the loyalty between the two sisters and asks how far ordinary people will go to protect each other when the systems meant to protect them have already failed. The film keeps its scope tight, using close quarters and mounting pressure rather than large-scale spectacle to build tension.
Cast & crew
Jasmine Mathews and Vinessa Antoine lead as the sisters at the story's center, with Douglas Smith playing Ethan. Devon Sawa and Steven Ogg bring an unsettling edge to the militia side of the conflict, while Lochlyn Munro and Sheila McCarthy round out a cast built for a story that lives or dies on its performances in confined spaces.
Context & significance
Directed by MacKenzie Donaldson, the film imagines a near-future where climate policy and civil breakdown are directly linked, a premise that grounds its thriller mechanics in a scenario many viewers will find uncomfortably plausible. Shot in Canada, it belongs to a growing wave of speculative fiction that treats environmental crisis not as background noise but as the direct cause of societal fracture.
Where & how to watch
All the Lost Ones is available on K-Time with Persian dubbing, so Farsi-speaking viewers can watch the standoff unfold without needing subtitles. Playback starts right after logging into a K-Time account, and the platform's Farsi-language interface is built specifically with the Iranian diaspora audience in mind.