Afflicted

2014 "Captured. On Film."
6.2| 1h25m| R| en| More Info
Released: 04 April 2014 Released
Producted By: Téléfilm Canada
Country: Canada
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: https://www.cbsfilms.com/afflicted/
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Two friends' tour of Europe takes a dark turn when one of them contracts a mysterious illness. They race to find out what it is and how to cure it before the sickness consumes him completely.

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itgirlx This documentary plays much more like Reality Show that could be called, "How Codependent Are You?" The people observed are genuinely ill in some way or another and they get little to no help or direction from Western medicine are are left to fend for themselves with mostly charlatan characters. Meanwhile, their care-givers wander minefields of eggshells trying to assist ill people who often feel desperate. It ends up with very codependent relationships where no one is getting their needs met. Cameras documenting these awful situations may be exacerbating the codependent dynamics and do not go unnoticed. Communication, therapy and new modalities, alternative and complementary medicine must be part of the equation for this and all patients. Illness doesn't always fit into a nice, little box. This film does nothing to further the conversation; it just makes everyone look a bit crazy.
Stevieboy666 Two friends embark on a round the world trip of a lifetime but only a few days in Derek gets viciously bitten by a woman he met in Paris but has no recollection of what happened. Then in Italy he becomes sick but he has also gained superhuman powers (he can smash rocks with bare hands, lift a car, run at 60km/h, etc). On the downside he has become a vampire and in need of human blood... This is filmed in the style of found footage. Yes, this has been done to death and I'm not a great fan of this format. However, shaky cam aside, this is a pretty well made film with some decent scares and special effects. The film starts off quite humorously but that changes after about 20 minutes and from there on is a full on horror movie. Worth seeing.
shafuzethebane I usually don't like to take make chances on low budget found footage horror movies, but I was blown away by how well done it was! Their take on the Vampire plot line was something I wish more horror directors would take notes from.
Andy Van Scoyoc I stopped watching this movie the first time around because it was soooooo boring and slow.Almost stopped watching it, again, but decided to stick it out. Glad I did, but that's only because the rest of the film wasn't as bad as the beginning. Vampires? Okay...at least they weren't emo. Pacing was still slow, but necessary. Clif's caring as he tried to help his ailing friend, was sweet, but if I heard, even once more, "are you okay?" after Derek did something stupid that any normal human wouldn't have been okay if they did, I was going to shut it off.An obvious budget, obvious means for serious filming...just a let down for what it should have...could have...been.Have a watch, give it a chance...but go in with LOW expectations. That way, if you're not as picky as I am (I'm an indie film maker too and would kill for a budget and means like this movie had) you'll probably enjoy it.