Local actor Colin Moss stars in the horror feature, Surviving Evil, which will be released by Ster-Kinekor Theatres’ (SKT) nationwide from Friday, 10 July 2009.
Surviving Evil was shot entirely on location in Durban and is a SA/British co-production.
It stars Billy Zane (TITANIC, MEMPHIS BELLE), Colin Moss (NUMBER 10), Natalie Mendoza (MOULIN ROUGE), Christina Cole (MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY), Louise Barnes (from SA TV’s Egoli & Jozi H) and Joel Torre. The film marks writer/director Terence Daw’s (Brookside, Emmerdale [TV]) directorial debut.
The story opens with a TV crew arriving at the remote Mayaman Island in the Philippines to shoot a jungle survival special. Humour abounds on arrival, but very soon internal conflict amongst the crew members leads to a few horrific experiences. They also learn about the legend of the Aswang – horrifying, mythical creatures from Philippine folklore who live in the trees, can change their shape, hunt for human flesh and crave the blood of pregnant women. Only fire deters them and they won’t venture below ground…
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