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“AN INTENSE EXPERIENCE, EXTREMELY CLAUSTROPHOBIC AND INVOLVING, WITH STRONG PERFORMANCES AND FULL TO THE BRIM WITH ATMOSPHERE.”
TWITCH

The Squad Bloody horror and nail-biting tension -  from hotly-tipped first-time director Jaime Osorio Marquez – combine in this chillingly atmospheric story of a group of elite soldiers sent to a remote bunker to investigate the circumstances surrounding a mysterious communications breakdown with a fellow unit.

When all communication with a remote military base situated in an area of intense guerrilla activity is lost, a unit of Colombian soldiers is sent on a mission to regain contact with their brothers-in-arms. Fearing the base has been taken over by enemy forces, they arrive to find the place seemingly devoid of life. Once power is restored to the outpost, the full horror of the situation is revealed – the place is littered with corpses, the walls daubed with blood and what appear to be magical symbols intended to ward off evil.

Amidst the carnage the soldiers discover a woman buried alive behind one of the walls. The dead captain’s log reveals she had been captured in the area several days earlier and was being held on suspicion of being a guerrilla informant. Further interrogation of the woman reveals little, but soon leads to tensions amongst the men who are struggling to come to terms with the mysterious slaughter of their comrades. Confused and isolated, the soldiers find themselves gripped by inexplicable feelings of fear, mistrust and paranoia that leads them to question the nature and identity of their enemy.

Part psychological thriller, part full-blown horror film, The Squad efficiently builds its almost unbearable tension like a high-powered pressure cooker before delivering a final revelation that will send faint-hearted viewers running screaming to the hills.

THE SQUAD (Cert 15) IS RELEASED ON DVD BY MOMENTUM PICTURES: 18.06.2012

“A startling and memorable first feature.” FANGORIA

“Jamie Osorio Marquez creates an incredibly tense and claustrophobic atmosphere.” – TWITCH