Contracted (2013)

After being drugged and raped at a party, a young woman contracts what she thinks is an STD; but, it's actually something much worse.

Director:

Eric England

Writer:

Eric England

Stars:

Najarra Townsend, Caroline Williams, Alice Macdonald

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Najarra Townsend	...	Samantha
Caroline Williams	...	Sam's Mom
Alice Macdonald	...	Alice
Matt Mercer	...	Riley
Katie Stegeman	...	Nikki
Charley Koontz	...	Zain
Simon Barrett	...	BJ
Ruben Pla	...	The Doctor
E-Kan Soong	...	George
Dave Holmes	...	The Therapist
Kaela Crawford	...	The Waitress
Andre Boyer	...	The Sign-In Guy
Celia Finkelstein	...	Nice Customer #1
Laura Baggett	...	Nice Customer #2
Chris Candy	...	Random Guy

Storyline

During a rough period in her life, beautiful Samantha reluctantly decides to attend her best friend's party, and even though she still struggles with a previous addiction, she unwisely accepts a drink from a complete stranger. As a result, shortly after, hapless Samantha considerably inebriated, she will end up raped in the backseat of the malicious predator's car, however, from that point on, the terrible incident will be the least of her problems. Straight away and rather inexplicably, poor Samantha will begin noticing rapid and drastic organic changes in her body, and being unable to pinpoint the origin of the dramatic transformation, within the next 72 hours, she will embrace her gruesome and pitiless fate as well as the certainty that she is falling apart. Literally.

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Plot Keywords:

lesbian kiss | zombie | lesbian | rape | looking at oneself in a mirror | 

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Taglines:

Don't touch anyone

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Sam returns to the restaurant where she works, she asks her co-worker Jerry at the bar if George (the manager) is around. He says "not right now, but I wouldn't stay here too long - he's still pretty upset about the other day." Based on the time line of events shown in the film and assuming Jerry is referring to a customer finding Sam's bloody, rotten fingernail in her salad, which actually had just happened earlier that day as it was indicated earlier this is Day 3 Of 3, Jerry's response doesn't make sense.

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Connections

Followed by Contracted: Phase II (2015)

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Soundtracks

I Stand Alone (Remix)
Performed by Pointe Claire
Composed by Jonathon Fessenden and Kathryn Zenna (as Kate Zenna)
Written by by Jonathon Fessenden and Kathryn Zenna (as Kate Zenna)
Remixed by Paul Laski (uncredited)

User Reviews

It deserves better.

Contracted: harsh reviews so far, therefore I'll be the first to change the pace a little.

I've watched horror ever since I can remember, love it, all types, slashers, zombies, ghosts and so on. I graded this one with a 6, maybe a little more than I should, but it definitely has to be over 5, and I'll give you the reasons: 1) the plot was pretty OK, more complex than you see at others 2) characters were divert, one of that, one of this, pretty much natural people 3) dialogue: seems dumb sometimes, might be OK if you consider the nature of the situation each time 4) the ending: did not see that one coming, I for one thought it was heading to a different conclusion.

I actually was drawn into it, I will not criticize the fact that it didn't rely on gore, blood or nudity, always loved diversity. So, to this strange little movie, that shows how a girl can change over the days, I say: bravo! It was not great, but it does move you slowly to the edge of the seat.

Contracted: worth a shot!

Cheers!

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Contracted

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$3,328, 24 November 2013

Gross USA:

$4,105

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$58,221

Company Credits

Production Co:

BoulderLight Pictures, Southern Fried Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1