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28 Weeks Later (2007) -- Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes to plan.
28 Weeks Later (2007) -- Alice is a carrier who has a genetic immunity to the extreme effects of the infection. Don, unfortunately, does not.
28 Weeks Later (2007) -- When infection gets out of control, the army calls in an airstrike.
28 Weeks Later (2007) -- Scarlet and Doyle try to get Andy and Tammy out because they may be immune from infection.
28 Weeks Later (2007) -- A young boy takes refuge with a group of strangers that has hidden in a cottage when the infected attack.

Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   58,881 votes
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Writers:
Rowan Joffe (screenplay) &
Juan Carlos Fresnadillo (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
11 May 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
It All Begins Again more
Plot:
Six months after the rage virus was inflicted on the population of Great Britain, the US Army helps to secure a small area of London for the survivors to repopulate and start again. But not everything goes to plan. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
A solid, complete zombie film. more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
28 semanas después (Spain)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and gore, language and some sexuality/nudity.
Runtime:
99 min
Country:
UK | Spain
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Ireland:16 (theatrical rating) | UK:18 | Singapore:R21 | Hong Kong:IIB | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 (edited version) | Malaysia:18SG | USA:R (certificate #43475) | New Zealand:R18 | Germany:18 | Argentina:16 | Ireland:18 (DVD rating) | Mexico:C | Norway:18 | Brazil:18 | France:-12 (with warning) | South Africa:18 | Finland:K-18 | Chile:14 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | Taiwan:R-12 (original rating) | Sweden:15 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-13 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM14 | India:A (cinema release)
Company:
Fox Atomic more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, composer John Murphy had only two weeks to compose the entire score for the movie. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When the survivors are driving to escape the toxic gas, the windshield is covered in blood, which disappears in the next shot, then reappears. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Donald Harris: What are you going to cook?
Alice: Your favorite.
Donald Harris: What, again?
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Movie Connections:
References Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925) more
Soundtrack:
In The House - In A Heartbeat more

FAQ

Didn't Selena say in "28 Days Later..." that there were reports of infection in Paris and New York? How come Europe and America aren't in the same state as Britain?
Why does Stone say that Rage cannot jump species; didn't it jump from apes to humans in the first scene of the first film?
What's the music playing when Don runs away at the beginning--and then two more times in the film?
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126 out of 236 people found the following comment useful:-
A solid, complete zombie film., 11 May 2007
9/10
Author: gokugreen from Florida

I must immediately stress that critics who made the interpretation that this was a statement on the Iraq War seem to know as little about it as they do allegory. I'll write more on this later.

To put it succinctly, this movie has all that modern zombie movies are supposed to have. Incredible gore? Check. Virus zombies? Check. Biting zombies? Check. Soldiers shooting zombies? Check. A horror plot that has people falling to their own weaknesses? Check.

The shocks are there, the plot is excellent, and the acting is very, very good. My only issue with the movie, actually, was its use of some recognizable actors- casting semi-unknowns makes the movie more visceral, instead of having fans think, 'Oh, I saw that guy in...'.

Thankfully, fans of the first movie will notice that it doesn't try to ret-con anything, and the same action-focused, grainy camera work makes a welcome return. The movie moves along at a nice pace, never leaving you room to get bored.

Carina Chocano in the Los Angeles Times commented, "The director's message is less overtly political than it is allegorical -- that chaos breeds chaos and that force only serves to amplify it." Given that from the very first moment, without getting too specific, people abandoning their duties defines the movie (as it does virtually all zombie films), I would have to completely disagree. I even set upon another viewing of this movie simply for the purpose of finding an Iraq metaphor- and it's not really there; at this point, they would find a war metaphor in Disney's 'Dumbo'. Unfortunately, I'd have to say that this time, the critics are pretentiously political; so don't worry about getting preached to, as I did. If you're looking for military/force/war metaphors, look to the first film, 28 Days Later. If you're looking for an excellent, fun, gore-infested romp, watch this right afterwards.

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