Scavenger

Director(s) - Eric Fleitas and Luciana Garraza

Starring - Nayla Churruarin (Buenos Aries Rojo Sangre 20 Anos), Eric Fleitas, and Sofia Lanaro (Weekend, Collage)

Release Date - 2019

Genre - Horror

Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     When you grow up living on a healthy diet of zombie movies like I did you often find yourself drawn to post-apocalyptic movies as well.  Watching survivors struggle against the harsh landscape and the collapse of civilization has always been fascinating to me.  A few weeks ago I was checking out MVD when I saw an Argentinian post-apocalyptic action thriller titled Scavenger which was originally titled Carrona.  I reached out to MVD and they were kind enough to send a review copy of this one my way.  I want to thank MVD for always supporting Horror Society and my reviews!

     The film follows a young woman who is a hired gun and organ harvester who finds herself at the hands of an evil man who rapes women and kills people at a whim.  After being raped and beaten she seeks revenge against but there is a much deeper story between the two that he may not remember.

     The artwork for this one and the comparisons to Mad Max made me very excited but the film was a difficult one to finish.  It's basically a character driven rape flick with a post-apocalytpic aesthetic.  The lack of story and drawn out scenes made Scavenger one difficult film to watch.  The acting in this one is fun and is one of the better parts of the film.  The characters are all bigger than life and some really stand out.  The characters made some of the scenes are little more tolerable but they couldn't save the film.  The story for this one is an idea that was ran with by two filmmakers but they never finish writing it.  What we have is a post-apocalyptic setting where the people have their own set of rules and hierarchy.  With that being said, a good portion of the film follows the film's lead as she is tied to a bed and degraded.  If the movie would have focused more on an actual story more than just the little premise it had then we would have been given something memorable.  Finally, the film has some blood and great practical effects but the movie doesn't capitalize on these.  We get them in moderation which is a shame because when we do get it the effects look great.  Overall, Scavenger is a wild idea from two filmmakers that had a solid outline of a film but never finished penning the story.  I loved the look of the film but looks isn't everything.