Stars: Cillian Murphy, Megan Burns, Noah Huntley, Christopher Eccleston, Marvin Campbell, Brendan Gleeson

Director: Danny Boyle

Summary: A deadly virus escapes from a research centre and within twenty eight days the entire country is infected with the exception of a few survivors... Together they try to build a future for themselves...

TRAINSPOTTING director Danny Boyle returns to edgy form and reinvents the science-fiction/horror genre with this apocalyptic tale of viral infection and Darwinian survival. A fatal virus is unleashed on the British public following the liberation of infected chimps from a research laboratory by animal rights activists. The virus can be transmitted in one drop of blood and manifests itself within seconds, infecting its victims with a zombie-like state of murderous rage. Within 28 days the country's population is devastated, and the streets of London and Manchester are apocalyptically deserted save for a handful of healthy survivors who attempt to salvage what is left of civilization. Led by a bike messenger called Jim (Cillian Murphy), the survivors must contend with not only the hordes of plague-carrying zombies, but also with each other, as they manouevre toward a supposedly better future. Shooting on digital video and making excellent use of the bleak English landscapes, Boyle crafts a tale of societal and spiritual devastation reminiscent of horror classics like NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD and SHIVERS.

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Reviewed by: davybozal24-7
Posted on May 4, 2006 3:41 PM

A powerful virus is unleashed . Transmitted in a drop of blood and devastating within seconds , the virus locks those infected into a permanent state of murderous rage . Within 28 days the country is overwhelmed and a handful of survivors begin their attempts to
salvage a future , little realising that the deadly virus is not the only
thing that threatens them . Starring Cillian Murphy , Naomie Harris ,
Christopher Eccleston , Megan Burns and Brendan Gleeson , this is a pretty scary film and has surely reached cult status . Wonderfully
directed by Danny Boyle , the special features have an alternative ending included in them . ok .

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Anti-vivisection activists make a very bad judgment call and release an experimental monkey infected with "rage". 28 Days Later..., as the title has it, bicycle messenger Cillian Murphy wakes up from a post-traffic accident coma in a deserted London hospital, ventures out to find the city depopulated and the few remaining normal people doing everything to avoid the jittery, savage, zombie-like "infecteds" who attack on sight.

Our bewildered hero has to adjust to the loss of his family and the entire world, but hooks up with several others--including a tough black woman (Naomie Harris) and a likable London cabbie (Brendan Gleeson)--on a perilous trip northwards, to seek refuge at army officer Christopher Eccleston's fortified retreat. However, even if they survive the plague, the future of humanity is still in doubt.

Directed by Danny Boyle and scripted by novelist Alex Garland, this is a terrific SF/horror hybrid, evoking American and Italian zombie movies but also the very British end-of-the-world tradition of John Wyndham (Day of the Triffids) and Survivors. Shot on digital video, which gives the devastated cityscapes a closed-circuit-camera realism, this grips from the first, with its understandably extreme performances, its terrifyingly swift monster attacks and its underlying melancholy. Deliberately crude, 28 Days Lateris also sometimes exceptionally subtle. --Kim Newman

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Wide Screen, 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Feature Length Audio Commentary By Director Danny Boyle And Alex Garland, Storyboard Alternative Ending, 8 Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary, Pure Rage The Making Of 28 Days Later, Jacknife Lee Music Video, Stills Gallery With Commentary, Polaroid Gallery
Subtitles:	Swedish
Year:	2002
Release Date:	May 19, 2003
Runtime:	113 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	24238 D V D
Keywords:	Special, Days, General, Edition, Wide, Screen, Later, Horror, Occult, Sci, Fi
Genre:	Horror/Occult