Flora (2017)

In 1929, an expedition of university botanists enter an uncharted forest where they discover, and must escape an ancient organism.

Director:

Sasha Louis Vukovic

Writer:

Sasha Louis Vukovic

Stars:

Teresa Marie Doran, Dan Lin, Sari Mercer

12 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Teresa Marie Doran	...	Ora Blackwood
Dan Lin	...	Matsudaira Basho
Sari Mercer	...	Avis Tasker
Miles G. Jackson	...	Rudyard Corey
Caleb Noel	...	Haviland Corey
William Aaron	...	Charles Horne
Paul Turcot	...	Professor James Keating
Kimberly Arcand-Lefort	...	Mill Child
Michael Turcot	...	Victorin University Driver

Storyline

In 1929, an expedition of university botanists enter an uncharted forest where they discover, and must escape an ancient organism.

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Plot Keywords:

student | scientist | botany | plant | 

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Taglines:

Some places are not meant to be explored.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | History | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

Not Rated

User Reviews

Great work from an amateur team, but amateurish

Trolls may enjoy giving a movie one star and pundits feel really smart for explaining why this film is boring, but nothing has any value out of context. The context of Flora is that it is a student film, with amateur everything trying their best to make a good movie. And it is not great, but it's not that bad either. The premise promises a lot more than the movie delivers, but consider how many big studios tried similar theme movies and failed miserably.

That being said: imagine a cross between Lovecraft and The Ruins or maybe The Happening. This film is not it. The premise, though, comes really close. It is set in 1929 and the people caught in an area devoid of all animal life an fighting for their lives are scientists (well, students). When a member of the expedition starts dying in horrible ways, the others don't turn one against another, shout "let me out of here" or run around like headless chickens; they try to solve the problem with science. Unfortunately, being 1929 and the story being written by artsy people, that doesn't do them a lot of good, but the atmosphere was nice, the clothing gave the film an fresh look (even if the girls didn't act like 1929 girls at all) and the plot was original. They even used an old 20s car!

I would say that the film failed, but it was so close to something marketable that I can't help feel for its makers.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 2017 (UK)

Also Known As:

Flora

Filming Locations:

Québec, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

CAD120,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Eggplant Picture & Sound, Pulp Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1