Cinema opening for Govan zombies

A zombie horror film partly shot in Govan and Dumfries and Galloway opens in UK cinemas on Friday.

Kieran Parker and Arabella Croft, who live in Glasgow, remortgaged their home to raise the money to make the film.

Outpost is set in Eastern Europe, but was shot in Govan and near Castle Douglas, using a mainly Scottish crew.

The couple, who made the film for £870,000, have already won a Bafta Scotland award for the best first-time producers.

The film, about Nazi soldiers who come back from the dead, has been snapped up by Sony Pictures for £1.2m and has already been released on DVD in the US.

Outpost is now to be screened at more than 50 cinemas across the UK, including five in Scotland.

It features actor Ray Stevenson, who starred in the BBC drama Rome.

'Wildest ambitions'

Mr Parker told the BBC Scotland news website he felt "nervous".

He added: "I've spent my whole career waiting for this moment.

"This goes beyond our wildest ambitions for the film."

He paid tribute to the hard work and support from the crew who often worked for a half or a third of their usual fees.

There is a possible sequel to Outpost in prospect, depending on how the film does over the next few weeks.

Mr Parker said he would probably go out to a couple of cinemas on Friday evening just to see how the film was doing.

"Now it has to find its own path," he said.

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