Indigenous
Year: 2014
Runtime: 86 mins
Language: English
Director: Alastair Orr
A group of five American friends journey to Panama seeking relaxation and reconnection. While there, they meet a local woman who, despite warnings from her brother, leads them on a day trip to a remote jungle waterfall. What appears to be an idyllic escape soon becomes a nightmare when she mysteriously vanishes. As darkness descends, the friends discover the chilling truth behind local rumors—they are now being hunted by the legendary Chupacabra.
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Five friends, Zachary Soetenga as Scott and his girlfriend Lindsey McKeon as Steph, Sofia Pernas as Elena, Pierson Fodé as Trevor, and Jamie Anderson as Charlie, meet in Panama for vacation. While partying at night, Trevor meets locals Laura Peñuela as Carmen and Juanxo Villaverde as Julio. Carmen tells the group of a beautiful waterfall deep in the jungle and convinces them to hike there.
The following morning, Julio realizes that Carmen has taken the group into the jungle, and sets off to find them. The group hike far into the jungle to reach the waterfall. After some time, Trevor and Carmen leave the rest of the group to be alone, but begin to hear strange noises in the jungle. While Trevor is investigating, Carmen disappears. They call her, but find her phone smashed nearby. Their devices lose service, stranding them in the jungle.
As night falls, the group realize that they are being stalked. After catching a glimpse of a wild animal, the group scatter in terror, and [Jamie Anderson] as Charlie is attacked and killed. Elena and Trevor discover the body and run into Scott and Steph. Scott gets to higher ground to get a signal and records a distress video, hoping it will reach someone who can help. Hearing by screaming, he rushes back, only to find a bloodied Trevor being dragged away. Scott follows him into a cave where he finds El Chupacabra’s lair, then flees and catches up with Steph and Elena.
Trevor awakens in the cave with a broken leg and finds Carmen’s mauled body. He attempts to escape from the cave, but is attacked and killed. The following day, Scott’s video has been posted on social media and has gone viral, prompting a search and rescue mission by Panama authorities, accompanied by Julio.
Having survived the night, Scott, Steph and Elena are once again attacked by El Chupacabra. While running through the jungle, Steph breaks her ankle. Scott stays with Steph while Elena leaves to flag down the attention of an overhead helicopter. However, as the helicopter crew is recording Elena she is attacked by El Chupacabra. Soon afterwards, Scott and Steph are also attacked, but military personnel arrive and shoot El Chupacabra, saving them.
Last Updated: October 09, 2025 at 16:08
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