Severed (2005)

A multi-national forestry company engages in genetic experimentation to increase logging yield in a remote section of forest. But the experimentation goes disastrously wrong, transforming a... See full summary »

Director:

Carl Bessai

Writers:

Julian Clarke (story), Travis McDonald (story),

Stars:

Paul Campbell, Sarah Lind, Julian Christopher

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Paul Campbell	...	Tyler
Sarah Lind	...	Rita
Julian Christopher	...	Mac
JR Bourne	...	Carter
Michael Teigen	...	Luke
Leanne Adachi	...	Stacey
John Reardon	...	Greg
Patrick Gallagher	...	Anderson
Hrothgar Mathews	...	Eric
Jerry Wasserman	...	John
Sage Brocklebank	...	Mills
Amber Rothwell	...	Wendy
Kyle Cassie	...	Jack
Brad Sihvon	...	Tom
Colin Lawrence	...	Arnold

Storyline

A multi-national forestry company engages in genetic experimentation to increase logging yield in a remote section of forest. But the experimentation goes disastrously wrong, transforming a disparate group of loggers and environmental activists into the "infected" -- ravenous, zombie-like creatures who prey upon the few terrified survivors while they attempt to understand and control the disaster...

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Plot Keywords:

forest | chainsaw | zombie | eco horror | premarital sex | 

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence and gore

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 October 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Clearing

Filming Locations:

Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chum Television, Brightlight Pictures, Submission Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

References Twilight Zone (1959)

User Reviews

Entertaining Zombie Movie

In a remote Canadian forest, a group of protesters raise a manifestation against the deforesting. When one worker uses his chainsaw to saw a large tree, its sap drops on his body and he immediately becomes a zombie. When the senior management of the company does not receive any information about the production, the owner and chairman sends his son Tyler (Paul Campbell) to the location to investigate what is happening. Tyler sees both the protester's camp and the sawmill completely abandoned and sooner he finds that the area is surrounded by zombies. He meets a group of survivors leaded by the foreman Mac (Paul Campbell), the protester Rita (Sarah Lind) and the coward biologist Carter (JR Bourne), and Carter explains that he was ahead of a genetic project to increase and improve the production of trees in the area, and the experiment unexpectedly had gone wrong transforming human beings into flesh-eater zombies. Their fight for survival begins.

"Severed" is an entertaining zombie movie, with an original and good beginning. The lead characters are well developed along the story, and with exception of Mac and Tyler, the others are basically scum. The plot point is the revelation of Rita that she had spiked the tree, but the movie becomes dull and boring when the survivors meet Anderson's team. The open conclusion is also very frustrating; maybe the intention of the writer is to give a hook for an unnecessary sequel, but it dos not work. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Infectados" ("Infected")