Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End

"The beginning of the end has arrived."

2024 1h 59m ES

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6.8

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6.1

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★6.8TMDB · 1,304★6.1IMDB · 24,608

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Synopsis

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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.

“The beginning of the end has arrived.”

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Cast

Francisco Ortiz
Manel
José María Yázpik
Pritchenko
Berta Vázquez
Lucía
Iria del Río
Julia
Marta Poveda
Belén
Amalia Gómez
Gabriela
María Salgueiro
Sister Cecilia
Yuri Mykhaylychenko
Ushakov

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Carles Torrens
Writers: Ángel Agudo, Ignasi Moreno
Languages: Arabic, English, French, Galician, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Countries: Spain

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 8 languages: Arabic, English, French, Galician, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Apocalipsis Z Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Carles Torrens, shot by Elías M. Félix. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Federico Jusid. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Luis de la Madrid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Francisco Ortiz and José María Yázpik and Berta Vázquez carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The beginning of the end has arrived.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Carles Torrens directs. Elías M. Félix behind the camera. Federico Jusid scores. Luis de la Madrid cuts. Produced in Spain. Dialogue in Arabic, English, French, Galician, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 8 languages: Arabic, English, French, Galician, German, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.
3Part of the "Apocalipsis Z Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Carles Torrens, shot by Elías M. Félix. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Federico Jusid. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Luis de la Madrid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Francisco Ortiz and José María Yázpik and Berta Vázquez carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The beginning of the end has arrived.".
9IMDB entry: tt27599851 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "based on novel or book", "cat", "human animal relationship", "galicia, spain".

The technical file

Cinematography: Elías M. Félix
Original score: Federico Jusid
Editing: Luis de la Madrid
Production design: Balter Gallart
Makeup / hair: Anna Álvarez de Sardi
VFX supervisor: Carlos Zaera
Sound: Brendan Golden
Stunt coordinator: Ricardo Rocca
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $500,000
Original language: ES
Certification (US): 16
IMDB: Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (2024)
IMDB rating: 6.1/10 · 24,608 votes

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Apocalipsis Z Collection

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MovieGuys2024-11-02
★ 5/10
In spite of a exciting trailer Apocalypse Z fails to deliver. Perhaps the most immediately noticeable negative is the tiresome need to play politics. An anti-Russian sentiment is front and centre, throughout a large chunk of this film. Looking beyond this, it takes far too long for what is essentially an action movie, akin to say "World War Z", to get off the ground. This film drags, at times, with sporadic moments of action, that never really amount to anything satisfying. In summary, if more emphasis had been placed on crafting a compelling story rather than playing politics, this might have amounted to a decent film.Certainly the cast is strong and the acting's excellent but on its own, its simply not enough. A mediocre watch, at best.

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