Mandrake (2010)

Director
Tripp Reed

Main cast
Max Martini; Betsy Russell; Benito Martinez; Jon Mack; Nick Gomez

Genres
Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Description
An expedition led by adventurer DARREN McCALL and funded by the wealthy Harry Vargas braves the impenetrable jungle to retrieve a fabled bejeweled dagger from an ancient burial ground. But pulling the dagger from its rightful resting place awakens the long-dormant plant creature - part plant, part animal, and all bloodthirsty -- and sends it on a feeding frenzy from which there seems scant hope of survival or escape...


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