

What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged for years by a virus that turns the infected into zombie-like cannibals, a cure is at last found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society begins.
Acting
Elliot Page anchors every scene with quiet devastation.
Writing
Smart premise that actually follows through on its political metaphor.
Direction
Freyne makes rural Ireland feel claustrophobic and hostile.

Director
David Freyne
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'cured' metaphor deliberately evokes real-world debates about reintegrating former child soldiers and combatants in post-conflict zones.
Shot in Ireland during the 2016 refugee crisis, with Cantor's character mirroring anti-immigrant rhetoric that dominated Irish media at the time.