Blood Beat

"Who can survive its reign of terror?"

Director: Fabrice A. Zaphiratos Year: 1983 Runtime: 86 min IMDb: ⭐ 4.6
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Synopsis

Sarah and her boyfriend have decided to spend Christmas at his home in rural Wisconsin. However, upon arriving, she begins to feel a strange presence around her, and a mysterious figure garbed in a Samurai outfit begins murdering the townsfolk.

Veerabhadrayya is a feudal lord presiding over a village along with his henchmen, including his assistant and the village sarpanch. Veerabhadrayya lends money to Venkateswarlu, a local farmer living with his widowed daughter. Venkateswarlu's son, Suryam, is a hardworking student living in a nearby city, and he falls in love with Veerabhadrayya's daughter, Madhulatha. When Veerabhadrayya realizes this, he asks Venkateswarlu to persuade his son to stop seeing Madhulatha, but Venkateswarlu refuses. Veerabhadrayya kills Venkateswarlu and asks Suryam to pay the money which he had given to is deceased father as a loan. Suryam asks for some time and with the help of his elder sister raises crops to repay the loan. Just as the crops are ready for harvest, Veerabhadrayya and his henchmen not only destroy the crops but also try to sexually abuse Suryam's sister, during which she commits suicide. As the village head, Veerabhadrayya frames Suryam for his sister's death, claiming that he was forcing her into prostitution, resulting in her suicide. Suryam is arrested by the police. The remainder of the movie follows Suryam's escape from jail and his quest for revenge against Veerabhadrayya and his accomplices. With the assistance of Sujatha, a doctor, Suryam seeks to avenge the destruction of his family. Madhulatha, aware of Suryam's innocence and the injustices he has faced, stands by his side. Her support further fuels Suryam's determination to bring down the corrupt system that has ruined their lives. As Suryam's acts of vengeance intensify, the villagers begin to see him as a hero, rallying behind his cause. The climax of the film sees a dramatic showdown between Suryam and Veerabhadrayya. In a fierce battle, Suryam confronts Veerabhadrayya, exposing his crimes and bringing him to justice. The film ends with Suryam standing victorious, having avenged his sister's death and cleared his name.

Summary adapted from TMDb and Wikipedia sources.

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⭐ IMDb Parents Guide 🛡️ Common Sense Media

a dog dies
spoiler There is a dog in the film whose owners are killed, but nothing happens to the dog that viewers are aware of.
someone is sexually assaulted
spoiler Girlfriend does have to say “no” a few too many times in one scene.
a cat dies
spoiler There is a cat shown early in the movie, and then it’s never seen again. It probably ran away while filming so it would not have to be in this horrible movie.
an animal dies
spoiler A deer is hunted a gutted
there's a dead animal
spoiler Deer is hunted and killed within the 1st few minutes. It’s later shown being gutted. Pretty realistic, may have been a real deer.
someone is stalked
spoiler Killer stalks and kills man as he runs and drives from place to place
there's torture
spoiler Even though no characters in the film are tortured, sitting through this film is indeed torture.
there's finger/toe mutilation
spoiler Woman does cut her finger while stroking a samurai sword, but no blood is actually shown
someone has a seizure
spoiler Woman has an odd spell while painting, hand and body shakes, very seizure-like.
someone cheats
spoiler Brother cheats at Monopoly
a parent dies
spoiler Both the father and mother of adult children die.
there are jump scares
spoiler They attempt several jump scares, but movie is so bad, they fail
there's ghosts
spoiler Samurai ghost
someone is possessed
spoiler Woman becomes possessed by dead samurai
shaky cam is used
spoiler A few really bad POV shots
there's flashing lights or images
spoiler There are a few odd shifts to almost like x-ray vision.
a baby cries
spoiler It's a memory, for about 2 seconds
there is sexual content
Yes
the ending is sad
spoiler Seeing the credits roll on this abomination will surely bring joy to every viewer
a car crashes
spoiler It cuts to a car in a ditch, we don't see the crash
there's blood/gore
Yes

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