Summer Camp (2015)

Four American counsellors at a European summer camp must deal with the outbreak of a rage-inducing plague that starts in the animals.

Director:

Alberto Marini

Writers:

Alberto Marini, Danielle Schleif

Stars:

Diego Boneta, Jocelin Donahue, Maiara Walsh

Cast

Credited cast:
Diego Boneta	...	Will
Jocelin Donahue	...	Christy
Maiara Walsh	...	Michelle
Andrés Velencoso	...	Antonio
Àlex Monner	...	Marcos
Xavier Capdet	...	Javier
Vivi Lepori	...	Carmen
Rick Zingale	...	Tattooed Man
Montse Noales	...	Manish Woman
Ainhoa Vázquez	...	Kid Instructor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eric Masip	...	Monitor
Marc Padró	...	Hombre salvaje

Storyline

4 young Americans travel to Europe to work as counsellors for a summer camp there. Before the kids arrive, a rage-inducing, demonic disease spread rapidly from animal to person, resulting in the counsellors desperately trying to escape the illness. The camp's in the wilderness, and with the phone service, not any cars , they're desperate too stay alive and get help.

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Plot Keywords:

mexican actor playing american character | backwood slasher | rage virus | american | summer camp | 

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Genres:

Horror

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence, terror and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

In Spain was released in 2016 -two years after being filmed- only in 18 theaters in dubbed version.

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Quotes

Christy: It's just not what I was expecting. Where are the cabins and canoes?

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Crazy Credits

During the end credits, a woman's voice can be heard. She is reading the news about what happened to the 3 young Americans who were missing.

User Reviews

Eerie and exciting Spanish/American co-production about a virus causing rage bursts with lots of blood and gore

Four young Americans travel to Europe to work as counselors for a summer camp there but an unseen terror stalks and strikes this group . They are the four followings : Diego Boneta (known for ¨Rock of ages¨) as Will , Jocelin Donahue as Christy , Maiara Walsh as Michelle , and Andrés Velencoso (who replaced Álex González who had to be substituted due to scheduling problems) as Antonio . Before the children arrive at a European summer camp , however , the rage-inducing outbreak begins in the animals , specifically in a raging dog . The group soon discovers that an inexplicable virus is causing fits of rage in both , animal and human alike . One by one are bitten and extending the doomed virus , as the group has to escape from the terrifying plague . Resulting in the biting Andres Velencoso/Antonio who starts the killing outbreak . As the counselors desperately attempting to getaway the illness . However, the camp is in the wilderness , being really under siege and far from the civilization.

This splatter/gory film deals with some American counselors who must deal with the outbreak of a rage-inducing illness , a demonic disease spread rapidly from animal to person , displaying horrifying scenes , screams , action , suspense , a twisted finale and resulting to be pretty entertaining . The thrilling and suspenseful premise turns out to be the following : how are they going to get to safety to getaway from the raging people infected by a creepy plague , having their cars wrecked , phones out , fully isolated and completely besieged by starving killers , Zombie-alike . The horror moments are compactly made , fast moving and well-paced . This ¨Summer camp¨ takes parts of ¨Rec¨ saga , ¨28 days later¨ , ¨28 weeks later¨ and ¨Walking dead¨ series . In Spain was premiered in 2016 -two years after being shot- only in a few theaters in dubbed version , getting a limited success . Most of the film was shot on actual Cataluña wilderness and an old building , though some of the sets had to be recreated at the studio in order to allow space to film and do stunts.

Atmospheric though dark cinematography in ¨Rec¨ style and including a shaky camera by Pablo Rosso. Thrilling and heart-pounding musical score by Arnau Bataller . Decently produced by Jaume Balagueró and his work partners , producers Julio Fernández and Carlos Fernández , the fine artificers of such a big hit as ¨REC¨ , ¨REC 2 , ¨REC 3 Genesis¨ , and ¨Rec 4: Apocalypse (2014)¨ . The motion picture was professionally written and directed by Albert Marini . He is known for his work as head of development , script consultant , story editor , development executive in ¨Julio Fernandez's Fantastic Factory¨, ¨Filmax¨ and specially on a quite a few successes as ¨Dagon¨, ¨Arachnid¨ ,¨Bullying¨ , ¨Kovak box¨, ¨The abandoned¨, ¨Gisaku¨, ¨Fragiles¨ ¨Darkness¨, ¨Beyond Re-animator¨, ¨Nocturna¨ , ¨Sleep tight¨, ¨El Camino¨, the smash hit ¨REC¨, among others .

Details

Country:

Spain USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

10 June 2016 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Summer Camp

Filming Locations:

Barcelona, Spain

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,490,748

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castelao Pictures, Somnium Films, Filmax Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1