A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.
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I feel it does a good job showcasing a culture that is merely different and not inherently evil. Only evil when abused by men with evil intent. Dennis is a man out of his element, and it felt like there was going to be some Lovecraftian reveal, and while those elements are there, it never goes fully cosmic. I enjoyed this, but I don’t see much reason in watching it again. Great visuals, and you can’t help but love Bill Pullman in everything.