Production
- This film had the budget of £318,000 which was raised through a small grant as well as funding from the friends and family of the cast and director.
- It was filmed in Barcelona, Paris, Italy and Vancouver.
- It was Lee's first ever feature length film, This meant it was difficult for them to produce to a good level.
- They got the inspiration from a bizarre web series, as well as world renowned horror movies such as The Blair Witch project and paranormal activity, which they praised a lot throughout the filming of Afflicted.
- The film contained no A-listers, promoting the idea of a independent film, but they did say that there choices of the cast were strong due to their flexibility, giving them more freedom to shoot and re-shoot scenes. -
The use of exotic locations created some difficulty due to the weather in countries like Italy combining with the demands of the role.
- The two directors Lee and Prowse both play a big part in the film with lead acting roles as well as directing.
Distribution
- This film had a small promotion, with traditional means such as a trailer which is particularly gripping showing the events not in chronological order, showing how the trip the pair go on going in the direction the film takes it. It gained a review stating that it was the best trailer released from Hollywood from a film critic known as Germain Lussier.
- It was distributed by CBS Films which is considered as a major-mini film studio.
- The films lifetime gross is $121,179, where it made $69,447 of this in the opening weekend, in the 44 cinemas it was shown in.
good work Leo, where was it distributed and how much did it make at box office - any more detail? Also make sure you edit this post and present as bullet points
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