28 Days Later...

"His fear began when he woke up alone. His terror began when he realised he wasn't."

Jun 27 2003 R 1h 53m
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Twenty-eight days after a killer virus was accidentally unleashed from a British research facility, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. Carried by animals and humans, the virus turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs -- and it's absolutely impossible to contain.

Plot

Animal activists invade a laboratory with the intention of releasing chimpanzees that are undergoing experimentation, infected by a virus -a virus that causes rage. The naive activists ignore the pleas of a scientist to keep the cages locked, with disastrous results. Twenty-eight days later, our protagonist, Jim, wakes up from a coma, alone, in an abandoned hospital. He begins to seek out anyone else to find London is deserted, apparently without a living soul. After finding a church, which had become inhabited by zombie like humans intent on his demise, he runs for his life. Selena and Mark rescue him from the horde and bring him up to date on the mass carnage and horror as all of London tore itself apart. This is a tale of survival and ultimately, heroics, with nice subtext about mankind's savage nature.

Written by

Alex Garland

Directed by

Danny Boyle

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

DNA Films

Languages

English, Español

Awards

10 wins & 32 nominations total

Scores
# of Votes
470,234
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA