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28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later

When days turn to weeks...

20076.61h 39m

Overview

Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the Isles, convinced the danger has passed. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.

Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo
Written by Rowan Joffé, Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, Jesús Olmo
Produced by Bernard Bellew, Allon Reich, Andrew Macdonald
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $72.3M

Top Cast

Robert Carlyle

Robert Carlyle

Donald Harris

Rose Byrne

Rose Byrne

Scarlet

Jeremy Renner

Jeremy Renner

Sergeant Doyle

Harold Perrineau

Harold Perrineau

Flynn

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Alice

Mackintosh Muggleton

Mackintosh Muggleton

Andy Harris

Imogen Poots

Imogen Poots

Tammy Harris

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

General Stone

Amanda Walker

Amanda Walker

Sally

Shahid Ahmed

Shahid Ahmed

Jacob

Themes & Keywords

dying and deathlondon, englandsibling relationshipchaosloss of loved onemutantsupernaturalsurvivalon the runzombieescapadevirusplaguefemale corpsedeadly

About 28 Weeks Later

28 Weeks Later is a horror, thriller, science fiction film released in 2007 exploring themes of dying and death, london, england, sibling relationship, chaos, loss of loved one, mutant. Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, it stars Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner. Twenty-eight weeks after the spread of a deadly rage virus, the inhabitants of the British Isles have lost their battle against the onslaught, as the virus has killed everyone there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the Isles, convinced the danger has passed. But it soon becomes all too clear that the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.

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