Unrest (2006 film)

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Unrest
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Directed by Jason Todd Ipson
Written byChris Billett
Jason Todd Ipson
Produced by Adam Lebovitz
Julio Bove
Jason Todd Ipson
Starring Corri English
Scot Davis
Joshua Alba
Jay Jablonski
Marisa Petroro
Derrick O'Connor
Cinematography Michael Fimognari
Edited byMike Saenz
Music byMichael Cohen
Production
company
Asgaard Entertainment
Distributed by After Dark Films
Freestyle Releasing
Release dates
  • September 7, 2006 (2006-09-07)(SoCal Independent Film Festival)
  • November 17, 2006 (2006-11-17)(United States)
Running time
88 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.7 million [1]

Unrest is an independent horror film directed by Jason Todd Ipson and starring Corri English, Scot Davis, Joshua Alba, Jay Jablonski, Marisa Petroro and Derrick O'Connor. It was shown at the horror film festival 8 Films To Die For during the 2006 fall season.

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At the 2006 International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival it was awarded Best Picture for Horror, and the lead actress, English, won Best Actress.

Plot

The film revolves around a cadaver who seems to bring misfortune on those who come in contact with it.

Although there is very little corporeal manifestation of the ghosts, people seem to die when they enrage the spirit which is linked with a special cadaver—by disrespecting it or otherwise. The story takes place mostly inside a hospital, where a young medical student, Alison Blanchard, comes to learn anatomy. By observing the cadaver she was assigned, she discovers that the body had self-inflicted wounds and also had a child. She soon discovers that there is something wrong with the cadaver, which they have nicknamed "Norma." Mysterious deaths occur in the hospital, which include the fiancée of one of Allison's team members and several hospital employees.

It is revealed that the cadaver is a person named Alita Covas, who once led an archaeological expedition on an Aztec sacrificial site. There she uncovered 50,000 bodies which were offered to Tlazolteotl, the Aztec god of fertility and prostitution. Afterwards, she herself became a prostitute, and started showing symptoms of mental imbalance. Later in her life, she committed murders and was subsequently put in a mental asylum where she died—presumably by her own hand.

Once Alison learns of the true nature of the cadaver, she decides the corpse must return to Brazil to satisfy the Aztec god. After a series of gruesome events, Alison and her classmate/love interest take Alita's now dismembered corpse and cremate her in the hospital. In the end, Alison heads to Brazil to spread the ashes in an attempt to put the spirit at rest; however, it is suggested in the final scene that the spirit remains in the hospital.

Cast

Cast listing

Uncredited appearances in the film include the film's producer Julio Bove as a psychiatrist, as well as Mario DeAngelis as an EMT-Specialist, Susan Duerden as Jasmin Blanchard, Christopher J. Ghhghhh as a medical student and Jerry Tracy as a highway patrolman.

Production

The film was shot in a real morgue over the span of 24 days. [2] The film features footage of genuine autopsies and cadavers. [3]

Release

Unrest saw its premiere at the SoCal Independent Film Festival on September 7, 2006. The film also played at Fantastic Fest. The film was released theatrically on November 17, 2006, by After Dark Films and Freestyle Releasing.

Home Media

The film was released on DVD by Lionsgate Home Entertainment on March 27, 2007.

Reception

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Unrest holds a 33% approval rating from 3 critics. [4]

Johnny Butane of Dread Central wrote "you've probably not seen anything quite like Unrest before". [5] Michael Gingold for Fangoria positively compared the film to The Gravedancers and called the film "a thoughtful and spooky little movie that stands apart from the formulas that bind so many horror films". [6]

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References

  1. ↑ "Unrest (2006)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ Simeon (June 21, 2008). "Jason Todd Ipson on Unrest". Skewed & Reviewed. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  3. ↑ Gramuglia, Anthony (April 24, 2020). "Movies Use Real Skeletons More Often Than You Realize". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Unrest (2006)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  5. ↑ Butane, Johnny (November 20, 2006). "Unrest (2006) Review". Dread Central. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ Gingold, Michael (November 16, 2019). "Review: Unrest". Fangoria. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
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