Raça Assassina (2006)

A group of five college kids are forced to match wits with unwelcoming residents when they fly to a "deserted" island for a party weekend.

Director:

Nicholas Mastandrea

Writers:

Robert Conte, Peter Wortmann

Stars:

Michelle Rodriguez, Oliver Hudson, Taryn Manning

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Michelle Rodriguez	...	Nicki
Oliver Hudson	...	John
Taryn Manning	...	Sara
Eric Lively	...	Matt
Hill Harper	...	Noah
Nick Boraine	...	Luke
Lisa-Marie Schneider	...	Jenny

Storyline

When the bad boy John inherits an isolated house in an island, he invites his brother and student of veterinary Matt and his girlfriend Nikki together with their common friends Sara and Noah to fly with him in his hydroplane and spend a couple of days having good time in the place. Later Sara is attacked by a dog and they recall that in the other side of the island there was a facility for training dogs that had been shutdown to avoid a rabies outbreak. While walking through the woods, they find a man called Luke, who sailed with his girlfriend Jenny to the island, covered of blood and Luke is killed by a pack of hounds. The group runs to the house and the animals put the place under siege, and they try to find a means of escape. When the survivors reach the compound, they disclose that the dogs have been genetically redesigned to become a breed of killers.

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Plot Keywords:

island | cabin in the woods | animal attack | survival | dog | 

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Taglines:

They can smell your fear.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

M/16

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ian Somerhalder was originally cast in the movie, but soon dropped out. Michelle Rodriguez who is starring in the movie, starred in the hit TV shot Perdidos (2004) as did Ian.

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Goofs

When the people see the dogs on the dock by the plane, the plane is safely tied up. About ten seconds later, when they look at the plane again, it is untied and way out in the river. There is no way the dogs could've chewed through the rope and let the plane drift that far out that quickly.

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Quotes

Nicki: [in the lab, before blowing up several dogs] Give Cujo my best.

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Connections

References Lassie (1954)

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Soundtracks

I'm Alive Now
Written by Brian Desveaux
Performed by Brian Desveaux
Courtesy of d2 Music Consulting

User Reviews

A barking good time

I'm almost ashamed to admit that I actually quite enjoyed "The Breed" and I'm sure there's more people out there who won't admit it. It was fun right from the opening with the horrendously bad actors, "wood" and the awful direction. However, then five new kids come on the island and they're more competent actors and strangely likable as the film went on. I did actually feel sorry to see some of them die which is unusual in a film like this. The characters weren't flat, which was a lovely surprise. Of course it is extremely clichéd with the group going into a cabin with a creepy basement and so forth. This is the type of horror film "The Cabin in the Woods" was warning us of! The dogs are also quite funny as I do not find dogs scary in the slightest, especially when they're as cute as these ones! To see a bunch of cute panting dogs slowly gather and surround the young adults like "The Birds" was quite an unintentional hilarious sight. There was also a surprisingly good pace with the group always trying to make some innovative decisions. All in all I found it to be an entertaining and fun film. You shouldn't take it seriously and if you don't then you might actually find yourself enjoying it!

Details

Country:

Germany South Africa USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2008 (Portugal)

Also Known As:

Raça Assassina

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Box Office

Gross USA:

$14,500

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,689,984

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Afrika Worldwide, ApolloProMovie & Co. 1. Filmproduktion, DEJ Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1