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Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End

2024 · 119 min

A somber, tension-filled survival story with a solitary protagonist and his cat, navigating a collapsing world. Slow-building dread and emotional weight.

Directed by: Carles Torrens
Genres: Drama, Action, Horror
Starring: Francisco Ortiz, José María Yázpik, Berta Vázquez

Tagline: The beginning of the end has arrived.
Overview: When a kind of rabies that transforms people into aggressive creatures spreads across the planet, Manel isolates himself at home with his cat, relying on his wits to survive; but soon they must go out in search of food, by land and by sea, dodging many dangers.

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Directed by: Carles Torrens
Genres: Drama, Action, Horror
Starring: Francisco Ortiz, José María Yázpik, Berta Vázquez

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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
grief
family
trauma
Places: countryside
sea
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	6
Horror	5
Humour	2
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	7
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, action, horror
Directed by: Carles Torrens
Written by: Ángel Agudo
Starring: Francisco Ortiz, José María Yázpik, Berta Vázquez, Iria del Río, Marta Poveda, Amalia Gómez, María Salgueiro, Yuri Mykhaylychenko
Music: Federico Jusid
Cinematography: Elías M. Félix, Edu Canet
Runtime: 119 min
Country: Spain
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Galician, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish

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