28 Days Later
28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. It stars Cillian Murphy as a bicycle courier who awakens from a coma to discover the accidental release of a highly contagious, aggression-inducing virus has caused the breakdown of society. Naomie Harris, Christopher Eccleston, Megan Burns, and Brendan Gleeson appear in supporting roles.
Plot
A group of animal rights activists infiltrate a laboratory in Cambridge which houses highly aggressive chimpanzees. One activist frees a chimpanzee despite being warned by a scientist that it is infected with 'rage', a highly contagious virus; it attacks her, and within seconds of exposure, she succumbs to the virus. She immediately attacks the others, becoming the patient zero of an epidemic. The virus spreads rapidly across Great Britain, resulting in total societal collapse.
Awards
Cast
- Alex Palmer
- Bindu De Stoppani
- Brendan Gleeson
- Christopher Dunne
- Christopher Eccleston
- Cillian Murphy
- David Schneider
- Emma Hitching
- Jukka Hiltunen
- Leo Bill
- Luke Mably
- Megan Burns
- Naomie Harris
- Noah Huntley
- Paul Kasey
- Ray Panthaki
- Ricci Harnett
- Sebastian Knapp
- Stuart McQuarrie
- Toby Sedgwick
- Tristan Matthiae