Long in short, The Day is a total must see (indeed if more people shared my dubious taste it could end up being a cult piece).
The main elements are common to last dystopic films starting by "The Road": ultra dark photography, a bunch of survivors being chased not by zombies, but by other (dehumanized) humans aiming to feed on them, lack of information about how and why the world has come to this gloomy present (in fact, it would be complicated to explain what the real problem is, as there does not seem to be any radiation and climate seems OK (at least it rains)... but both crops and animal life (excluding humans) appears to be missing...
What sets this film ahead of the pack is its pure intensity and how it combines it with themes like redemption, revenge and deception. The hard and tortured character played by Ashley Bell (and how well she performs it) is also one of the strong points of the film. Also noteworthy for me is the presence of the beautiful Shannin Sossamon (I mainly know her for her roles in Wristcutters and Catacombs, but it seems like she's done a deal of interesting films in between).
Well, I don't feel like extending this post anymore, take it just as a fast gift I'm giving you :-) to prompt you to treat yourself watching it.
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