Mangue Negro (2008)

Director:

Rodrigo Aragão

Writer:

Rodrigo Aragão (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 March 2009 (Brazil)

Genre:

Horror

Tagline:

Mud Zombie

Plot:

A poor community in the remote state of Espirito Santo, Brazil, ekes an existence by fishing and picking crustaceans from the local tropical mangroves...

Plot Keywords:

Brazil | Hatchet | Mud | Mangroves | Zombie

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Ricardo Araújo	...	Valdê
Kika de Oliveira	...	Raquel
Walderrama Dos Santos	...	Luís da Machadinha
Markus Konká	...	Agenor dos Santos
Antônio Lâmego	...	Antônio
André Lobo	...	Dona Benedita
Maurício Ribeiro	...	Dona Alba
Reginaldo Secundo	...	Batista
Julio Tigre	...	Júlio (as Júlio Tigre)

Also Known As:

Mud Zombies (International: English title)

Runtime:

Brazil:105 min

Country:

Brazil

Language:

Portuguese

Color:

Color

Company:

Fábulas Negras

Gore Like "Braindead"

In a polluted mangrove swamp, the locals recall the time when they could fish and catch mud crabs to sell and feed their families and themselves in their isolated community; now the swamp is dead and they can hardly find a fish or a crab in the dirty water. During a night, dead bodies raise from the swamp, attacking and biting the dwellers that transform into aggressive zombies. The local Luís (Walderrama dos Santos) fights against the monsters to survive and save the life of Raquel (Kika de Oliveira), on whom he has a crush.

The Brazilian"Mangue Negro" is a trash movie so gore that recalls Peter Jackson's "Braindead". The story is very simple, but the make-up and effects are surprisingly great and the hero uses a hatchet to get rid of the creatures that threatens his and his beloved lives in a bloodbath in the level of "Braindead". His romantic declaration to Raquel is hilarious. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Mangue Negro" ("Black Mangrove Swamp")