How do you infuse the rape-revenge genre with a bit of fresh blood? Well, you could try having your victim be possessed by the spirit of an Apache warrior, for one thing. That would do it. And that's exactly what director Michael Ojeda is doing with the upcoming
Savaged.
While travelling across country, Zoe, a lovely deaf mute woman, stumbles
on a horrific crime - a gang of rednecks slaughtering two Native
American boys. Zoe's brave attempt to save one of the boys seals her
fate. She is captured, raped and left for dead. When an Indian shaman
finds her clinging to life in a shallow grave he attempts to save her -
but something goes horribly wrong. The spirit of an ancient Apache
warrior takes host of Zoe's dead body. So now she walks amongst the
living, hell-bent on getting revenge. One by one she slaughters the men
who brutalized her, while the clock ticks away on her quickly
decomposing body.
Give Ojeda full marks for audacity, that's for damn sure and the man clearly has enough technical skill and sense of style to back this up on screen. The first teaser for
Savaged has arrived online and it's a nasty bit of work. Check it below.