Indigenous (2014)

American Tourists travel to Panama and have a very terrifying experience.

Director:

Alastair Orr

Stars:

Zachary Soetenga, Lindsey McKeon, Sofia Pernas

Cast

Credited cast:
Zachary Soetenga	...	Scott
Lindsey McKeon	...	Steph
Sofia Pernas	...	Elena
Pierson Fode	...	Trevor
Jamie Anderson	...	Charlie
Juanxo Villaverde	...	Julio
Laura Penuela	...	Carmen
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yana Galuz	...	Woman on phone
Michael Mealor	...	Shawn
Jaime Newball	...	General
Mark Steger	...	Chupacabra

Storyline

American Tourists travel to Panama and have a very terrifying experience.

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for creature violence, grisly images, and language including sexual references

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

5 January 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Kanli Tatil

Filming Locations:

Panama

Company Credits

Production Co:

Kilburn Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Color:

Color (HD)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Max Roberts is the credited writer of this movie.

User Reviews

Dense Jungle

There are a lot of positives about this film; specifically the way its shot and written, especially in its initial tease of being a found footage film before abandoning that idea, while holding onto some aspects of modern social media to move the plot forward.

This film is smart, but perhaps a little too smart for its own good as it ends up cramming in a lot of what it wants its audience to see and understand without much signposting, which can lead to some confusion and overall apathy towards the characters. For instance the film seems to want you to really care that one character owns a restaurant, but I am still not really sure why.

It is reminiscent of DeadMary, another smartly written film with a great concept, but takes too long showing you characters to try to make you identify with them and care about what happens to them, whilst somehow not managing to achieve this aim. Instead what could have been laid out in a couple of short and simple scenes in the first five minutes takes around half an hour and by then you have given up actually trying to remember who these people are and what their relationships are to each other.

Overall though this is an enjoyable, if slow starting, monster flick that attempts to play with its audience, to at least some success, and is definitely worth a watch for any fan of modern horror.