Naturally it doesn’t take long for the virus to re-emerge, and Andy and Tammy find themselves separated from their father in a desperate bid to escape a city rapidly spiralling out of military control.
An American-led NATO force has attempted to establish a safe zone for those returning to the country, and it is here where Don awaits the arrival of his children, Andy (Mackintosh Muggleton) and Tammy (Imogen Poots). Twenty-eight weeks later and the infected have all starved to death, rendering Britain safe for re-population.
In true zombie movie style it isn’t long before infected hands are bursting through boarded up windows and all hell breaks loose, allowing Don to reveal his truly cowardly nature when he scarpers alone. A small group of survivors have made a makeshift home in a barricaded cottage, and amongst the living are Don (Robert Carlyle) and his wife Alice (Catherine McCormack). The infected in both this movie and its predecessor are also considerably more terrifying than your average shuffling zombie.Ģ8 Weeks Later begins with a short but brilliant prologue set during the first few days of infection.
However, the film itself exhibits enough similar characteristics for it to not unfairly be labelled and listed alongside zombie movies due to the similar themes tackled and the ever-present threat of mindless people acting on a most primal and basic instinct. I’ve already addressed the terminology controversy in my review for 28 Days Later… (2002), but to reiterate once more – these are not zombies in this movie, they are infected humans. Six months after the rage virus crippled England, an American military team enters the country to help re-establish the population. Starring Robert Carlyle, Catherine McCormack, Imogen Poots, Mackintosh Muggleton, Rose Byrne and Jeremy Renner.