Unrest (2006)

A young pathology med student suspects that the spirit of a dead cadaver in the hospital morgue where she works is killing off all those who handle or desecrate the body.

Director:

Jason Todd Ipson

Writers:

Chris Billett (screenplay), Jason Todd Ipson (screenplay)

Stars:

Corri English, Scot Davis, Joshua Alba

4 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Corri English	...	Alison Blanchard
Marisa Petroro	...	Alita Covas
Ben Livingston	...	Ivan Verbukh
Abner Genece	...	Malcolm Little
Derrick O'Connor	...	Dr. Blackwell
Scot Davis	...	Brian Cross
Joshua Alba	...	Carlos Aclar
Jay Jablonski	...	Rick O'Connor
Reb Fleming	...	Dr. Saltz
Anna Johnson	...	Jennifer
J.C. Cunningham	...	Medical Records
Terence Goodman	...	Officer
Rhett Willman	...	Security
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dana Anquoe	...	Medical Student

Storyline

In a medical school, the freshmen students Alison Blanchard, Brian Cross, Carlos Aclar and Rick O'Connor receive the cadaver of a young woman for dissection in their anatomy class of Professor Walter Blackwell. The atheist Alison has a weird sensation that the spirit of the corpse is trying to communicate with her and tries to unravel who the woman was. Meanwhile, all the persons that handle the corpse mysteriously die.

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Plot Keywords:

looking at oneself in a mirror | medical | cadaver | medical student | medical school | 

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Taglines:

The First Film To Use Real Bodies

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, nudity and some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is the only film to film actual human remains

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Goofs

A Google search made by the heroine points out to a website which URL is "www.notícia.com" - the Internationalized Domain Name system allows for special characters like "í".

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Quotes

Dr. Walter Blackwell: Too much talking, not enough cutting.

User Reviews

Decent thriller

When I rented this movie I somewhat expected a disgusting gorefest, seeing that the case inlay seemed to put quite an emphasis that there are real corpses in this movie.

In that regard, I was disappointed. "Unrest" is more like a thriller, although I found the anatomy lab scenes to be done really good. They actually left me feeling something, compared to the over-the-top gore scenes normally seen in movies. I liked that. I also liked that the movie completely neglects the "loud and noisy" shock section, except for one scene. Instead it slowly builds up tension by using music. Whether that works with you or not is probably a personal matter. It did for me. It isn't overly suspenseful and didn't keep me on the edge of my seat, but its premise is interesting and kept my attention through the whole movie.

Still, the movie had some serious flaws for me: First of all, the background of the cadaver isn't really explored. That's a shame, I would have loved more background info on that one, as the basic idea is pretty interesting, but it doesn't go much further than that. There are plot holes, too, and some scenes make you question the heroes' collective sanity. The main character's development is rather hasty, too. The acting is decent, though.

Overall I still had a really good time with this movie.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 October 2007 (Philippines)

Also Known As:

The Possession

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,482,000, 19 November 2006

Gross USA:

$321,875

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$2,795,983

Company Credits

Production Co:

Asgaard Entertainment, YMIR Productions LLC

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min 85 min (European Film Market)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1