Infection
Infección
Film about an epidemic outbreak of a new rabies virus in Venezuela and a father trying to save his son from contagion. A Russian man is in Caracas under the influence of the Krokodil drug, when he gets infected with the rabies virus and starts an epidemic of aggressive and cannibalistic beings. Doctor Adam Vargas is in the midst of all this, when he begins a journey within a ravaged Venezuela to save his son from being infected.
Why it matters
A visceral plunge into viral apocalypse that fuses body horror and social collapse within Venezuela’s ravaged urban landscape.
- Unflinching practical effects and makeup capture the grotesque mutation of Krokodil-inspired rabies with brutal authenticity.
- A father’s desperate odyssey grounds the epidemic in intimate stakes amid systemic collapse and chaos.
- Rare glimpse at Latin American horror tackling contemporary drug and health crises through a genre lens.
- For fans of contagion horror that blends visceral infection with socio-political commentary, à la [REC] meets [The Crazies].
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
71
Slow Burn
33
Psychological
14
Supernatural
0
Creature
100
Disturbing
67
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
14
Survival
33
InfectionZombie
