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Species: The Awakening

Species: The Awakening

Irresistible beauty. Unstoppable instincts.

20074.71h 38m

Overview

A scientist, Dr Hollander, takes his niece Miranda to Mexico in an attempt to reverse the effects of the alien DNA he used to create her. However the treatment goes horribly wrong, and sets Miranda on a killing spree as she sets out to find a mate.

Directed by Nick Lyon
Written by Ben Ripley, Dennis Feldman
Produced by Frank Mancuso Jr., Lorenzo O'Brien
Box OfficeBudget: $3.8M0

Top Cast

Helena Mattsson

Helena Mattsson

Miranda Hollander

Ben Cross

Ben Cross

Tom Hollander

Dominic Keating

Dominic Keating

Forbes

Marlene Favela

Marlene Favela

Azura

Meagen Fay

Meagen Fay

Celeste

Roger Cudney

Roger Cudney

Leland Fisk

Mauricio Martínez

Mauricio Martínez

Dalton

Edy Arellano

Edy Arellano

Calderón

Marco Bacuzzi

Marco Bacuzzi

Rinaldo

C

Cynthia Francesconi

Collette

Themes & Keywords

mexicopregnancytransformationaliencreaturescientistalien dna

About Species: The Awakening

Species: The Awakening is a horror, science fiction, thriller film released in 2007 exploring themes of mexico, pregnancy, transformation, alien, creature, scientist. Directed by Nick Lyon, it stars Helena Mattsson, Ben Cross, Dominic Keating. A scientist, Dr Hollander, takes his niece Miranda to Mexico in an attempt to reverse the effects of the alien DNA he used to create her. However the treatment goes horribly wrong, and sets Miranda on a killing spree as she sets out to find a mate.

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