Rise is a 2007 English-language Action Horror movie written and directed by Sebastian Gutierrez and produced by Greg Shapiro under the banner of Ghost House Pictures in collaboration with Destination Films and Mandate Pictures. The snoopy reporter Sadie Blake is called by her nerd colleague Ethan Mills that has deciphered a code and found an address in Koreatown from information of the Goth Tricia Rawlins about a bloody cult. Sadie does not give attention to Ethan, but when she s on the front page of the news that Tricia has been found dead in a dumpster in Koreatown, she decides to visit the address. She finds an abandoned house with a gruesome basement full of blood and she immediately drives to Ethan's apartment. She finds the place in a complete mess and is abducted by a stranger and taken to Bishop, who wants to know what Tricia has told her. Then, Bishop and his mate Eve kill Sadie and they have a necrophilic threesome with her body. Later, Sadie awakes in the freezer of the morgue and sooner she realizes that she is a vampire and promises revenge to her sire. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rise stars Lucy Liu in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino, Margo Harshman, Robert Forster, Cameron Richardson and Allan Rich. The music was composed by Nathan Barr. Cinematography was done by John Toll and editing by Lisa Bromwell and Robb Sullivan. The motion picture has a running time of 94-122 min. It was released on 19th July 2007. The Film was successful at box office. Rise was made on a budget of $20 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $46 million. Distribution rights for the motion picture were acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films.