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A doctor cures AIDS but accidentally births a rage virus. Science, baby!
TMDB
46
IMDb
50
Rotten Tomatoes
50
Audience Score
50

Ashes (2010)

low-budget chaosmedical horrorinfection panic

Overview

FantasyHorrorScience FictionThriller

An obsessive doctor working on a cure for AIDS unwittingly creates an aggressive new bacteria that deteriorates the body and enrages the mind.

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Content warning
scientific hubrisbodily autonomyisolationunintended consequences

Standout Aspects

Practical Effects

Gooey infection effects on a shoestring budget.

Acting

Brian Krause commits to medical meltdown melodrama.

Best for:Solo: Late-night B-horror fix when insomnia hits.·Friends: Drunken mockery with pals who lovebad science.
Heads up:Gore: Flesh-rotting body horror and aggressive infection scenes.·Violence: Rage-fueled attacks and medical experimentation trauma.
E

Director

Elias Matar

ReleasedSep 9, 2010
Runtime1h 35m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
2 Red Rabbit Films

Top Cast

Brian Krause

Brian Krause

Andrew Stanton

Kadeem Hardison

Kadeem Hardison

Matthew

Richard Gant

Richard Gant

Thomas Muller

Barbara Nedeljakova

Barbara Nedeljakova

Maya Ehrlich

Kym Jackson

Kym Jackson

Alana Thomas

Joel Bryant

Joel Bryant

Jude Smith

Sierra Fisk

Sierra Fisk

Nicole Stanton

S.A. Griffin

S.A. Griffin

Peter Ehrlich

John Gulager

John Gulager

X ray

Enrique Almeida

Enrique Almeida

Biker

Diane Ayala Goldner

Diane Ayala Goldner

Homeless Woman

Aldo Gonzalez

Aldo Gonzalez

Tripps

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Brian Krause filmed this during his Charmed hiatus, pivoting from whitelighter to mad scientist.

Cultural

Part of a 2010 micro-trend of 'cure gone wrong' films reflecting post-SARS medical anxiety.

YouTube

Ashes - Trailer

Ashes - Trailer

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