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| Alex Palmer | ... | Activist | |
| Bindu De Stoppani | ... | Activist | |
| Jukka Hiltunen | ... | Activist | |
| David Schneider | ... | Scientist | |
| Cillian Murphy | ... | Jim | |
| Toby Sedgwick | ... | Infected Priest | |
| Naomie Harris | ... | Selena | |
| Noah Huntley | ... | Mark | |
| Christopher Dunne | ... | Jim's Father | |
| Emma Hitching | ... | Jim's Mother | |
| Alexander Delamere | ... | Mr. Bridges | |
| Kim McGarrity | ... | Mr. Bridges' Daughter | |
| Brendan Gleeson | ... | Frank | |
| Megan Burns | ... | Hannah | |
| Justin Hackney | ... | Infected Kid | |
| Luke Mably | ... | Private Clifton | |
| Stuart McQuarrie | ... | Sergeant Farrell | |
| Ricci Harnett | ... | Corporal Mitchell | |
| Leo Bill | ... | Private Jones | |
| Junior Laniyan | ... | Private Bell | |
| Ray Panthaki | ... | Private Bedford | |
| Christopher Eccleston | ... | Major Henry West | |
| Sanjay Rambaruth | ... | Private Davis | |
| Marvin Campbell | ... | Private Mailer | |
| Adrian Christopher | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Richard Dwyer | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Nick Ewans | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Terry John | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Paul Kasey | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Sebastian Knapp | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Nicholas James Lewis | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Jenni Lush | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Tristan Matthiae | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Jeffrey Rann | ... | Featured Infected (as Jeff Rann) | |
| Joelle Simpson | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Al Stokes | ... | Featured Infected | |
| Steen Young | ... | Featured Infected |
Directed by | |||
| Danny Boyle | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Alex Garland | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Robert How | .... | line producer | |
| Andrew Macdonald | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| John Murphy | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Anthony Dod Mantle | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Chris Gill | |||
Casting by | |||
| Gail Stevens | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Mark Tildesley | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Mark Digby | (supervising art director) | ||
| Rod Gorwood | (as Rob Gorwood) | ||
| Patrick Rolfe | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Fanny Taylor | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Rachael Fleming | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Nuala Conway | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Lisa Crawley | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Polly Earnshaw | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Andy Garner | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Adrian Getley | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Barrie Gower | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Sian Grigg | .... | makeup artist | |
| Alan Hedgcock | .... | prosthetics makeup effects | |
| Kate Hill | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Kerry Hormbrey | .... | makeup trainee: FT2 | |
| Deborah Jarvis | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Sallie Jaye | .... | makeup designer | |
| Melissa Lackersteen | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Ian Morse | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Anthony Parker | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Susan Parkinson | .... | additional makeup artist (as Sue Parkinson) | |
| Justin Pitkethly | .... | prosthetic makeup artist (as Justin Pitkethley) | |
| John Schoonraad | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Robin Schoonraad | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Tristan Schoonraad | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Dee Sherwood-Wallace | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Miho Suzuki | .... | prosthetic makeup artist | |
| Cliff Wallace | .... | prosthetics makeup effects | |
| Norma Webb | .... | additional makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Monika Kintner | .... | production manager: German production crew | |
| Anje Krutz | .... | unit manager: Germany (as Antje Krutz) | |
| Clare St. John | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Claire Tovey | .... | unit manager | |
| Sara Desmond | .... | production manager: reshoots (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Vicki Allen | .... | additional third assistant director | |
| Sara Desmond | .... | second assistant director | |
| Carlos Fidel | .... | third assistant director | |
| Richard Styles | .... | first assistant director | |
| Sallie Anne Hard | .... | second assistant director: re-shoots (uncredited) | |
| Eliot Mathews | .... | third assistant director: re-shoots (uncredited) | |
| Alex Oakley | .... | additional second assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Chris Stoaling | .... | third assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Britta Albert | .... | prop buyer: Germany | |
| Bruce Barnes | .... | carpenter | |
| Mark Bewley | .... | plasterer | |
| John Burgess | .... | carpenter | |
| Gillian Campbell | .... | scenic painter | |
| Joe Casey | .... | plasterer | |
| Jamie Churchouse | .... | plasterer | |
| Raymond Churchouse | .... | head plasterer (as Ray Churchouse) | |
| Charlie Cobb | .... | art department assistant | |
| David Cooper | .... | carpenter | |
| Andrea Couch | .... | art department assistant | |
| Dan Crandon | .... | construction manager | |
| Hannah Crick | .... | scenic painter | |
| Quentin Davies | .... | stand-by props | |
| Michelle Day | .... | art department assistant | |
| Sophie Geliot | .... | scenic painter | |
| Rod Gorwood | .... | draughtsman (as Rob Gorwood) | |
| Claire Gould | .... | art department trainee: FT2 | |
| Chris Grace | .... | carpenter | |
| Ben Green | .... | carpenter | |
| Mark Guest | .... | stand-by props | |
| Paul Halter | .... | carpenter | |
| Martin Kelly | .... | art department trainee: FT2 | |
| Tim Leadley | .... | stand-by carpenter | |
| Warren Lever | .... | carpenter | |
| Chris Lightburn-Jones | .... | assistant construction manager | |
| Charlie Malik | .... | storeman | |
| Kam-Lan Man | .... | stand-by art director (as Kam Lan Man) | |
| Jane Matthews | .... | scenic painter | |
| Toby Neville | .... | carpenter | |
| Tim Powis | .... | carpenter | |
| Tim Powis | .... | foreman | |
| Jody Raynes | .... | scenic painter | |
| Beth Roberts | .... | dressing props | |
| Stuart Rushbrook | .... | carpenter | |
| Denis Schnegg | .... | art director: Germany (as Dennis Schnegg) | |
| Simon Scullion | .... | scenic painter | |
| Nick Slater | .... | stand-by carpenter | |
| Matthew Streatfield | .... | art department trainee: FT2 | |
| Paul Tappin | .... | plasterer | |
| Marc Telford | .... | carpenter | |
| Nick Thomas | .... | prop master | |
| Daniel Vernon | .... | art department trainee: FT2 | |
| Kip Walker | .... | dressing props | |
| Kellie Waugh | .... | prop buyer (as Kelly Waugh) | |
| John Weller | .... | supervising rigger | |
| Matthew Button | .... | carpenter (uncredited) | |
| Brendan Houghton | .... | storyboard artist (uncredited) | |
| Mike Rawlings | .... | props (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Richard Conway | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Sam Conway | .... | special effects technician | |
| Bob Hollow | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| Andrew Kelly | .... | special effects technician | |
| Stephen Paton | .... | special effects technician (as Steve Paton) | |
| Mark White | .... | special effects technician | |
| Nigel Nixon | .... | special effects senior technician (uncredited) | |
| Tez Palmer | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Peter Bach | .... | digital effects consultant | |
| Matthew Bristowe | .... | producer: MPC | |
| Greg Caplan | .... | visual effects executive producer: Clear | |
| Michael Elson | .... | head of production: MPC | |
| Richard Etchells | .... | Filmtel operator | |
| Simon Fallon | .... | visual effects executive producer: Clear | |
| Symi Fuchs | .... | visual effects production staff | |
| Steve Garrad | .... | digital effects producer (as Steve Garrard) | |
| Josh George | .... | 3D animator | |
| Will Goodchild | .... | visual effects editor: video tape | |
| Tom Harding | .... | digital artist | |
| John Harvey | .... | 3D animator | |
| Jonny Hicks | .... | digital artist | |
| Simon Hutala | .... | digital artist (as Simon Huhtala) | |
| Tony Lawrence | .... | digital effects supervisor | |
| Begoña Lopez | .... | producer: MPC | |
| Andy Merlino | .... | digital artist | |
| Hollie Moreton | .... | visual effects production staff | |
| Ben Murray | .... | digital artist | |
| Olly Nash | .... | 3D animator | |
| Matthew Packham | .... | Filmtel operator | |
| Jim Parsons | .... | digital artist | |
| Damien Raymond-Barker | .... | visual effects production staff | |
| Adrian Russell | .... | 3D animator | |
| Gary Sandbrook | .... | visual effects editor: video tape | |
| Jean-Clement Soret | .... | colourist (as Jean Clement Sorret) | |
| Moriah Sparks | .... | visual effects production staff | |
| Aleks Ugarow | .... | digital artist | |
| Scott Winter | .... | visual effects editor: video tape | |
| Marcus Wood | .... | visual effects editor: video tape | |
| Melissa Agate | .... | data operator (uncredited) | |
| Simon Cox | .... | data operator (uncredited) | |
| Paddy Eason | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Rob Hill | .... | data operator (uncredited) | |
| Sally Spencer | .... | data operator (uncredited) | |
| John Van Hoey Smith | .... | data operator (uncredited) | |
| David J. Zimmerman | .... | tape librarian: CLEAR (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Tom Aitken | .... | stunts (as Tom Aitkin) | |
| Dani Biernat | .... | stunts | |
| George Cottle | .... | stunts (as George Cottle Jnr.) | |
| David Cronnelly | .... | stunts | |
| Richard Dwyer | .... | stunts | |
| Amanda Foster | .... | stunts | |
| Eunice Huthart | .... | stunts | |
| Rowley Irlam | .... | stunts | |
| Charles Jarman | .... | stunts | |
| Kim McGarrity | .... | stunts | |
| Ray Nicholas | .... | stunts fire safety | |
| Peter Pedrero | .... | stunts | |
| Andreas Petrides | .... | stunts | |
| Gary Powell | .... | stunts | |
| Nick Powell | .... | stunt coordinator (as Nicholas Powell) | |
| Seon Rogers | .... | stunts (as Séon Rogers) | |
| Gordon Seed | .... | stunts | |
| Colin Skeaping | .... | stunts | |
| Julian Spencer | .... | stunts | |
| Len Woodcock | .... | stunts (as Lenny Woodcock) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Maureen Duff | .... | casting assistant | |
| Louis Elman | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Robin Hudson | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Charlotte Child | .... | costume assistant | |
| Anne Lavender-Jones | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Esme Young | .... | costume maker | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Emanuele Giraldo | .... | editor trainee: FT2 | |
| Nick Packer | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jean-Clement Soret | .... | colorist (as Jean Clement Sorret) | |
| Martin Walsh | .... | color timer | |
| Joanna Garrard | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| Steve Harrow | .... | post-production consultant (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Hugo Adams | .... | music editor | |
| Nicole Catino | .... | music coordinator: Avenger Entertainment | |
| Simon Denny | .... | score engineer | |
| Daniel L. Griffiths | .... | score mixer | |
| Daniel L. Griffiths | .... | score producer | |
| Lee Herrick | .... | music editor | |
| Mike Hunter | .... | music recordist: strings and choir | |
| Andrew Price | .... | musician: strings | |
| Barrie Robinson | .... | music coordinator: Avenger Entertainment | |
| Laura Ziffren | .... | music consultant (as Laura Z. Wasserman) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Mike Beaven | .... | unit driver | |
| Roy Clarke | .... | unit driver | |
| Simon Hudnott | .... | unit driver | |
| Jara Pohnitzsch | .... | driver: Germany (as Jara Pöhnitzsch) | |
| Ceva Ural | .... | driver: Germany | |
| Keith Winyard | .... | stand-by driver: props | |
| Ulrich Bohnefeld | .... | driver: Germany (uncredited) | |
| Mandula Hilf | .... | driver: Germany (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Jennifer Allen | .... | aerial unit operations | |
| John Almond | .... | paramedic | |
| Tom Bayliss | .... | rushes runner | |
| Carey Berlin | .... | assistant to producer | |
| Sophie Burden | .... | catering manager | |
| Sally Burns | .... | chaperone | |
| Jo Cameron Brown | .... | voice coach | |
| Henry Camilleri | .... | military advisor | |
| Donna Casey | .... | accounts trainee: FT2 | |
| Caroline Chapman | .... | floor runner | |
| Sarah Clark | .... | unit publicist | |
| Matt Dalton | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Emma Dawson | .... | production assistant: DNA Films | |
| Candice Fonseca | .... | production coordinator | |
| Alex Gladstone | .... | location manager | |
| Theodore Goddard | .... | production legal services | |
| Jim Hajicosta | .... | production accountant | |
| Matthew Horrocks | .... | production runner | |
| Sylvia Hudlemaier | .... | chimpanzee trainer | |
| Thomas Hudlemaier | .... | chimpanzee trainer | |
| Christian Hünemörder | .... | production services: Germany | |
| Lisa Inman | .... | continuity trainee: FT2 | |
| Michael Jungfleisch | .... | production services: Germany | |
| Pat Karam | .... | location manager | |
| Ged Lynch | .... | drums & percussion (as Ged 'God' Lynch) | |
| Jill McCullough | .... | voice coach | |
| Sarada McDermott | .... | production secretary | |
| Maggie Murray | .... | accounting assistant | |
| Ben Nicholas | .... | cutting room assistant | |
| Stephen North | .... | helicopter safety engineer (as Steve North) | |
| Dan Palmer | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Nina Pickford | .... | tutor | |
| Elvis Plese | .... | runner | |
| Rima Schmidt | .... | accounts assistant: Germany | |
| Jemma Scott-Knox-Gore | .... | contact lenses (as Gemma Scott) | |
| Faujja Singh | .... | armorer | |
| Cory Smith | .... | catering assistant | |
| Joanne Smith | .... | general manager: DNA Films | |
| Eve Spence | .... | script supervisor | |
| Paul Swann | .... | laboratory contact | |
| Tracey Tucker | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Simon Warne | .... | chef | |
| Sarah Wiener | .... | caterer: Germany | |
| Hayley Williams | .... | production runner | |
| Birgit Wollny | .... | production coordinator: Germany | |
| Dave Evans | .... | armorer: boot camp (uncredited) | |
| Darren Helman | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
| Carlton Jarvis | .... | medical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Carlton Jarvis | .... | medical special effects (uncredited) | |
| Oliver Kersey | .... | set production assistant: dailies (uncredited) | |
| Jamie Lengyel | .... | location manager (uncredited) | |
| Ian Lisi | .... | facilities (uncredited) | |
| Christian McWilliams | .... | location manager (uncredited) | |
| Alexander Xavier Ponce-Bonano | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Paul Ralph | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Sascha Robey | .... | weapons armorer (uncredited) | |
| Katryna Samut-Tagliaferro | .... | production coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Tom Stourton | .... | location assistant (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Cornell Chin | .... | thanks | |
| Walter Donohue | .... | thanks | |
| Masahiro Hirakubo | .... | thanks | |
| Alwin H. Kuchler | .... | thanks (as Alwin Kuchler) | |
| Chris Lane | .... | thanks | |
| Elaine Lane | .... | thanks | |
| Lois Lane | .... | thanks | |
| Tom Miller | .... | thanks | |
| Richard Whelan | .... | thanks | |
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In England a group of animal rights activists break into a research facility to free monkeys. However the monkeys are infected with a new developed virus called rage which is contagious by blood or bodily fluid - at the same time Jim lies in a coma. 28 days later Jim awakens from his state to find London deserted and populated only by a group of those infected by rage. Jim is rescued by Selena and her friend who tell him what has happened and start a search for other survivors and a quest to find the cure, promised by a military unit stationed in the north.
I excitedly arrived at the preview for this looking forward to a tense British horror movie to make me jump with fear. I got pretty much what I wanted. The plot is simple and omits much detail but not to it's disservice. Details as to what the virus is or what it was created in the first place (by putting monkeys in front of TV's Clockwork Orange style?) but the detail is not important seconds into the film when we wake up with Jim. At this point his fear becomes ours and what is important to him is not the detail but the bigger picture of the infected and the chances of survival.
The plot is told in two parts. First the big picture in London and then the smaller battle north of Manchester. Both are well told but for different reasons. The bridging section of the journey north is good as it helps us know the characters better. Of course is it scary? Well, not scary but thrilling all the way. To me scary is things like Ringu - creepy stuff, but most will be freaked by 28 days later. The infected are not zombies in definition or in action - they move silently and fast and with pure blood lust. I was always more scared by zombie flicks than anything else becomes they keep coming - here they do the same but fast!
The direction is good for the most part. The opening scene in London just shows how badly Crowe did his bit in Vanilla Sky. Here it is clever and chilling to see much of London totally empty. The direction is better when it is fast cutting and handheld style. We see things like the characters would see them out of the corner of their eyes, a flicker, a shadow etc and it works to great effect. The only downside is that, at one or two points, the attacks were signalled by a preceding talking 5 minutes, but this is minor. The final rain soaked action is excellent - fast, gripping and paced. This film doesn't rely on gore or special effects (although it is there) instead it has genuine tension and fear.
The film is very British. It is very low-key and realistic. The survivors are not Mad Max style heroes but people clinging to life by a thread or setting up survivalist measures that simply don't work. The ending is not as good as I had hoped but it wasn't bad and it fitted with the tone of reality that Jim had realised when lying on his back in the woods towards the end. It's not without flaws but the film is a very good British horror film - Americans will wonder `where are all the teenager girls to scream' or `why don't they all have guns' or `why is there no real dah-dah music to tell us when something is going to happen' but that is because this is a British film and not Hollywood.
Most reviews have praised the `unknown' cast. Well I agree the cast did very well - but unknown? Murphy certainly is not unknown (and won't be from now on) and he does Jim very well, from when the truth is first real to him, to his decision that he must learn to kill through to his transformation near the end. Harris is excellent again, I say again as she did well in miniseries `white teeth'. Her accent is British and she plays a younger role but she is a good actress. Brendan Gleeson is good in a fatherly role but Eccleston seems clipped and at odds with his military role. In fact all the military guys were laddish caricatures and only just did the job - but I never believed in their characters as I did with the others.
Overall I was glad to see this early. I really enjoyed it, the pace at times may have been uneven but to me that added to the tension - an attack could come at any time. The eventual small scale focus helped the tension and pace of the story. Thrilling, scary, tense and well written - even more surprising is that it's home grown!