28 Days Later
28 Days Later (sometimes stylised with an ellipsis as 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 that 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 abnormally aggressive chimpanzees. Despite a scientist warning that the chimpanzees are "infected" with "rage", an activist frees one; it attacks her and, within seconds of exposure, she succumbs to the virus. She immediately attacks the others, and 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