In the future, a strange fungus has changed nearly everyone into thoughtless, flesh-eating monsters. When a scientist and a teacher find a girl who seems to be immune to the fungus, they all begin a journey to save humanity.
Acting
Sennia Nanua's Melanie balances innocence and menace perfectly.
Practical Effects
The hungries' fungal designs are genuinely skin-crawling practical work.
Writing
M.R. Carey's script respects your intelligence with its ethical tightrope.
Director
Colm McCarthy
Sennia Nanua
Melanie
Gemma Arterton
Helen Justineau
Paddy Considine
Sgt. Eddie Parks
Glenn Close
Dr. Caroline Caldwell
Fisayo Akinade
Kieran Gallagher
Anamaria Marinca
Dr. Selkirk
Anthony Welsh
Dillon
Joe Lomas
Joe
Dominique Tipper
Devani
Eli Lane
Kenny
Joel Sheldon
T-Shirt Boy
Will Brooks
Painted Boy
Tessa Morris
Rat Girl
Abigail Sams
Classroom Kid
Shay Gutteridge
Classroom kid
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Sennia Nanua won the role over 500 auditioners; she hadn't seen a zombie film before this. The tunnel scenes were filmed in abandoned WWII air raid shelters near Birmingham.
The film quietly interrogates 'white savior' tropes through Helen's relationship with Melanie — the original novel's author, M.R. Carey, also wrote the screenplay, unusually preserving his intended critique.
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