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Portrait of a Zombie

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A family keeps its zombie son in the house despite the neighbors' objections.

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Audience Member This isn't going to win any awards for its cinematography or acting but was entertaining and quite funny in places. I also liked the setting, a good effort. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member A interesting little indie, it has a unique format and a different story from most zombie flicks. It gets a little slow at times, and the ending starts to get a bit more generic, but the film ultimately ended up better than expected. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/02/23 Full Review Audience Member Incoherent horror that had potential. 6/10/2013 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Audience Member Loved it, have a soft spot for zombie movies, this is like no other! This one made me jump and cover my eyes! WTG! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Audience Member A delightful genre cocktail (The Snapper meets Shaun of the Dead meets Val Lewton meets...) perfectly balancing moments of gut-wrenching laughter and gut-eating horror. Its depiction of a Dublin working-class family and a community riven by zombie plague effortlessly combines social analysis (tensions between family-community, omnivore vs. carnivore, abortion, medical research, the Catholic church, etc.) and an intelligent approach to genre bending. The gorgeous cinematography, top-notch acting, compact editing and masterful sound design belie the movie's indie credentials. It's totally enjoyable, engrossing, immersing you in a squalid Dublin working class netherworld infected with a communal bloodlust relieved only by ordinary human emotions. See this one. Zombie-movie aficionados will love its stomach-heaving set pieces; lovers of disturbing, psychological horror will appreciate its subtle night-terrors. Bailey offers you a plate of meat if that's what you require...but with a nice salad on the side. This and Terry McMahon's equally-impressive Charlie Casanova make a strong case for an Independent Irish cinema. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Not the movie I had initially expected. When I got to see it had a much more comedic aspect that I didn't expect, initially that caught me off guard but after a few minutes I got into it. Overall it was a very well executed film. Just the right mix of humor and drama for my taste. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A family keeps its zombie son in the house despite the neighbors' objections.
Director
Bing Bailey
Screenwriter
Bing Bailey, Laura Morand Bailey
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2014
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