Here is the official trailer for Last Days the film based on the controversial and haunting true story of the Christian missionary who was killed while attempting to minister to the self-isolated people on North Sentinel Island.
Directed by Justin Lin, the film stars Sky Yang as John Allen Chau, the missionary whose fatal voyage to one of the world’s most isolated islands made international headlines.
Alongside Yang, the cast includes Radhika Apte, Naveen Andrews, Ken Leung, Toby Wallace, Ciara Bravo, and Marny Kennedy.
Last Days premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, marking Justin Lin’s return to indie cinema after decades working on blockbuster franchises. It opens in select U.S. theaters on October 24, 2025 via Vertical Entertainment.
Based on the Outside magazine article “The Last Days of John Allen Chau” by Alex Perry, Last Days follows 26-year-old Christian missionary John Allen Chau (Sky Yang) as he embarks on a dangerous journey to contact the isolated Sentinelese people on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean. At the same time, a detective from the Andaman Islands (played by Radhika Apte) races to stop him before harm can occur — to himself or to the tribe.
At Sundance, Justin Lin described his first reaction to the story, saying “When I first heard [about what happened to Chau], I had a very strong reaction to it..”
He continued, “This Asian American face popped up, and of course I was imposing all of my personal issues right on top of that. And the last thing that really affected me was that John Allen Chau was 26 years old, and I was thinking, ‘That is somebody’s son. That is somebody’s brother,’ and it really stuck with me.”
Watch the official trailer for Last Days, above.
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