Afflicted

Afflicted

Back to found-footage. Afflicted tells the story of two friends embarking on a journey to travel the world and document it. Unfortunately, as is the way horror films, not everything goes seamless as hoped.

One night in the trip, one of the friends gets struck with a mysterious illness. In these foreign lands, they try to navigate their way around to the source to help stop the affliction before it is too late. Written, directed and starring the two leads, it feels that this is pseudo-biographical, a fantasy of how they think the situation would play out since they are long time friends.

That adds the characters you need for a film that is well-put together, a bit tongue-in-cheek with its found-footage element, but also a thrilling, intriguing ride. The puzzle is as interesting as the scares.