Eaters (2011)

The world - devastated by the Great Epidemic - is governed by hordes of living dead. Three men - Igor and Alen, two hunters of dead and a scientist, Gyno - try to give an answer to what has... See full summary »

Directors:

Luca Boni, Marco Ristori

Writers:

Marco Ristori, Germano Tarricone

Stars:

Rosella Elmi, Guglielmo Favilla, Elisa Ferretti

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Rosella Elmi	...	Alexia
Guglielmo Favilla	...	Alen
Elisa Ferretti	...	Cristina
Riccardo Floris	...	Rudi
Fabiano Lioi	...	Fuhrer
Alex Lucchesi	...	Igor
Francesco Malcom	...	Guard
Roberto Mariotti	...	Dott. Cangiato
Claudio Marmugi	...	Gyno
Steve Sylvester	...	Plague Spreader
Steve Sylvester	...	Plague Spreader

Storyline

The world - devastated by the Great Epidemic - is governed by hordes of living dead. Three men - Igor and Alen, two hunters of dead and a scientist, Gyno - try to give an answer to what has happened to the human race. Alen and Igor leave for two days of hunting to find new "guinea-pigs" for Gyno and meet the most varied characters: a crazy painter, neo-Nazis and a mysterious girl, daughter of the feared Plague-Spreader, supposed craftsman of the epidemic...

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Plot Keywords:

post apocalypse | zombie apocalypse | one word title

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Taglines:

A new race is rising

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Genres:

Horror

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

7 April 2011 (France)

Also Known As:

Eaters: Rise of the Dead

Filming Locations:

Tuscany, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Extreme Video Snc

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

User Reviews

A little taste of Italian

Not reviewed for a while but a zombie film is relatively easy to do and always worth it.

So, we have here a nice little Italian entry into the over populated zombie movie genre. It seems there's a zombie film popping up every other week since 2005 and before that they were 'dead' hard to come by.

So, I've stated before in reviews it is hard to breath new life into this genre (uninteded joke there) so if you can't do anything original, make sure that what you do ticks the required boxes for a good zombie flick.....and most of the boxes are ticked.

The film isn't of the highest budget but with some good make-up, nice locations and good use of the visual effects they have - it's not noticeable. A strong part to this film is the 2 male leads. They work perfectly with each other and the bad ass bald guy just has a totally likable character about him.

The story takes elements from Dawn/Day of the dead and mixes a little bit of Resident Evil in. The zombie make-up and good is of a good standard and the running time passes nicely by......except for the last 15 mins which feels rushed against the pace of the rest of film.

Negatives - some characters are silly and the acting is not always the best. The story can be slightly confusing with unanswered plot points.

If you're a zombie fan then this entry is worth checking out. As a casual viewer then this may not do. I enjoyed it for what it was.