A man with an unknown disease travels to an island with his girlfriend where his relatives once lived, hoping to find a cure to his illness. Although his relatives were all thought to be dead, he finds them living underground.
Practical Effects
Gooey, drippy creature effects that walk the line of charming and gross.
Acting
Rutger Hauer classes up the joint before things get weird.
Director
Peter Svatek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Peak 'canuxploitation'—shot in Quebec with tax credits, starring Dutch genre legend Hauer, based on American pulp horror. Beautiful chaos.
Director Peter Svatek mostly did TV movies; this was his theatrical swing for the fences. The underground tunnels were reportedly freezing and flooded, adding authentic misery to performances.
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