Day of the Dead: Contagium
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Day of the Dead: Contagium |
| Original title | Day of the Dead 2: Contagium |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2005 |
| length | 94 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Ana Clavell James Glenn Dudelson |
| script | Ana Clavell |
| production |
Robert Franklin Dudelson James Glenn Dudelson |
| music | Chris Anderson |
| camera | James M. LeGoy |
| cut | Ana Clavell |
| occupation | |
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Day of the Dead: Contagium is an American horror film directed by Ana Clavell and James Glenn Dudelson from 2005. The script for the ongoing threat of bloodthirsty undead is based closely on George A. Romero's Living Dead cycle.
The production, budgeted at nine million US dollars, was released as a worldwide first release on August 11, 2005 on DVD in Germany. In the United States, direct-to-video production went into video distribution on October 18, 2005.
action
In 1968, in Pennsylvania, a pilot of a crashed Soviet spy plane was rescued and taken from the wreckage of the accident machine to a nearby military hospital along with seven metal containers. There, the survivor becomes infected with a gaseous substance that previously escaped from a vial he was carrying. The mysterious substance causes the pilot to mutate into an aggressive beast, an undead. He transmits the virus through bites, so that within a few days the military hospital is completely infiltrated by bloodthirsty beings. The US military reacts, everyone involved is eliminated. The facility is completely destroyed. Unfortunately, in this mess, a sample of the pathogen is lost.
In the present, the burned down military hospital is a mental hospital. Four patient friends who are about to be discharged find, together with their dedicated therapist Dr. Donwynn that lost metal container. A little later, the sealed find - it is a green vacuum jug - is opened by Jackie, who is always in a bad mood. A gaseous virus that changes people's DNA is escaping. As a result, five patients and Dr. Donwynn to powerful creatures. The infected change, their vital functions stop; they also develop a strange appetite for raw meat. The epidemic is transmitted through bite attacks and the victims degenerate into cannibalistic monsters - with devastating consequences. In the end, three people who were also infected tried to defuse the oppressive situation, but the epidemic was already spreading. In a dark scenario, the apocalypse is finally rung in.
Reviews
The lexicon of international films wrote that the “cheap horror film” lacks “style” despite bloodthirsty effects . In addition, the production does not convey “any sociopolitical ambitions” .
Web links
- Day of the Dead: contagion in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Day of the Dead: Contagium in the online film database
- Day of the Dead: Contagium at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Comparison of the cut versions No youth approval - Unchecked , JK - unrated from Day of the Dead: Contagium at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b cf. Entry on imdb.com
- ↑ Day of the Dead: Contagium. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed March 2, 2017 .