Afflicted is the debut feature by Derek Lee and Clif Prowse and follows two best friends (played by Lee and Prowse) as they head off on a yearlong trip around the world. Compromising their trip however, is the fact that just before they leave Derek is diagnosed with a condition that could lead to a fatal brain aneurysm at any time.

Seemingly out of nowhere comes this slick film noir/police thriller starring Orlando Bloom and Forest Whitaker from the hands of director Jérôme Salle (The Tourist, Largo Winch). Taking place in South Africa after apartheid, the story kicks off with the discovery of the heavily mutilated body of a girl from a wealthy family. The only lead in the investigation is an unknown drug that is found in the girl’s blood.

Ten years after being convicted for the murder of his parents, Tim (Brenton Thwaites) is newly released from protective custody and ready to move on with his life. His sister Kaylie (Karen Gillan) however still dwells on the events of that night and is sure that it was an evil force in a mirror called the Lasser Glass, which serves as a gateway to evil, that killed her parents. Determined to find out what really happened, she has tracked down the mirror and learned that similar deaths have befallen previous owners over the past century.