there is some decent direction here as well as some decent performances but the script is lazy, it kinda does the whole cliché of the protecting the kid.
in the end, it did what i expected as one woman and the kid survives which really just bugs me as it doesn't have anything to say and it just digs a deeper hole filled with more cliché featured in the zombie genre.
those makeup effects are killer tho ngl.(watch my feature film kodak: https://boxd.it/dNvKo1 )
The Elixir
Rating
1.5 (1)
Release Date
10/22/2025Runtime
118 minsOverview
An elixir unleashes the undead in a village. A family at odds with one another must unite and fight to survive as their hometown collapses.
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A plague of undead ravages a remote village, forcing a fractured family to confront both the supernatural horror outside and the fractures within. It's a survival nightmare where the true test is whether these people can stand together before everything collapses.
Mood
Dread-soakedTenseUnsettling
Themes
FamilySurvivalComing apart
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Propulsive
Look
HandheldHigh-contrast
Structure
Single location
Heads up
Graphic violenceBody horror
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