Zombie Farm (2009)

A voodoo priestess raises a zombie horde to exact her personal revenge.

Director:

Ricardo Islas

Writer:

Ricardo Islas

Stars:

Adriana Cataño, Nadia Rowinsky, Khotan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Adriana Cataño	...	Pilar Franco
Nadia Rowinsky	...	Mana Luna
Khotan	...	Antonio
Monika Munoz	...	Ana Maria
Roberto Montesinos	...	Roque
Eduardo Ibarrola	...	Senor Augustin
Mariana Da Silva	...	Sonia (as Mariana Rivieri)
Nair Kuzmik	...	Ligia
Eric Le	...	Asian Zombie
Eugene Kwarteng	...	Zombie for Mama Luna
Robbie Bush	...	TV Executive
Karla Garcia	...	Reporter
Kenneth 'Cumbo' Taylor	...	Man with Tarzan Hat
Mark Buford	...	Bus Driver
Gloria Breaux	...	Dona Angela

Storyline

A voodoo priestess raises a zombie horde to exact her personal revenge.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie attack | flesh eating zombie | zombie | brazilian voodoo | two word title | 

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Taglines:

Here, Death is Your Best Chance

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish English

Release Date:

6 October 2011 (Hungary)

Also Known As:

La granja de los zombies

Filming Locations:

Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$750,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Maxim Entertainment, Paradigm Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Made under the title "Macumba."

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Connections

References 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Amnesia Lover"
Written by Tiffany Lawson
Performed by Teddy and the Tornadoes

User Reviews

A Chicano zombie movie with a message

A Latina documentary movie maker who can't sell her projects because they lack Latin flavor, in desperation decides to make a documentary on a corrupt Latin faith healer. Turns out he has a heart of gold and a real concern for his people. He can give great speeches on the hypocrisy of Latins who always aim for the white standard of beauty: blonde hair blue eyes. You get a sense where this is going...

One of his customers is a woman who gets constantly beaten by her possessive husband. He can't and won't help her. She goes to another of these faith healers, a woman who practices Macumba. She gives her a potion to give to her husband. He drinks it and becomes a zombie. The reporter and the reformed charlatan who is now her sidekick in the investigation track down this voodoo priestess only to end up getting in trouble themselves. It all ends up in a violent showdown, Hollywood style.

This movie is slow, performances are uneven, equipment used is not the best, lighting and camera-work are rather poor. The story though has a lot of potential and shows signs of intelligence, but also plenty of your standard college intro level minority politicking. I can't really recommend this movie unless you are the intended target audience for these sort of films that use some genre (zombie horror) to deliver a tired sociopolitical message. And the zombie horror doesn't really take up a lot of time either.