In Theaters: June 27th, 2003 (US)The end is extremely fucking nigh…
REVIEWAbsolutely hands-down THE greatest pandemic film. EVER. - Lisa Fore
After breaking into a primate research facility, a group of animal rights activists--ignoring the warnings of
the terrified researcher who maintains the chimps are ‘infected’--begin to free the animals and are
immediately subjected to a bloody attack from the enraged creatures.
28 days later… Cycle courier Jim (Cillian Murphy) awakes from a coma in the deserted intensive
care unit of a London hospital. Mystified, he wanders the wards and corridors in search of others and
eventually heads into the city streets, calling out for help, not realizing the “infected” are attracted by the noise. Jim runs in panic and confusion as a growing
flock sprint after him through the dark streets.
A sudden explosion from a makeshift bomb heralds the arrival of fellow “survivors” Selena
(Naomie Harris) and Mark (Noah Huntley). Following a daring rescue they take Jim to safety and
start to explain to him the nature of the infection, that it is transmitted in the blood, is overwhelming within
seconds, that Britain has been overrun and that they have no way of knowing if it has spread worldwide.
They soon discover a father and daughter Frank (Brendan Gleeson) and Hannah (Megan Burns) who are desperate to find alternative shelter.
As the group takes shelter in a tower block, an automated radio broadcast is picked up. A
Manchester-based group of soldiers, led by Major Henry West (Christopher Eccleston), claim to
have the ‘answer’ to infection and invite any survivors to join them at their blockade. Faced with no
practical alternative, the group sets out northwards in Frank’s black cab unaware that the worst is yet to
come.
