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5.7/10
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An American mercenary, the sole survivor of a plane crash, has to run the gauntlet across Africa, battling with the living dead.An American mercenary, the sole survivor of a plane crash, has to run the gauntlet across Africa, battling with the living dead.An American mercenary, the sole survivor of a plane crash, has to run the gauntlet across Africa, battling with the living dead.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Gerard Ouedraogo
- Lead Soldier
- (as Garard Ouadraogo)
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Did you know
- TriviaAlmost all of the special effects were done in camera.
- GoofsWhen U.S. Air Force Engineer Brian Murphy dreams of his return home to his wife and daughter, he is wearing a white U.S. Navy service dress uniform rather than the appropriate blue U.S. Air Force service dress uniform.
- Quotes
Lieutenant Brian Murphy: [being rescued from a zombie] Jesus Christ!
Sergeant Daniel Dembele: Please! No blasphemy
- ConnectionsFollowed by The Dead 2: India (2013)
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This is the best zombie movie I've seen in a long time. The film is dead serious (no pun intended), there are no attempts at humor (voluntary or otherwise) whatsoever. That alone sets it apart from about 90% of all recent zombie films. The 2 protagonists (the American looks a bit like Billy Bob Thornton at times) do a fine job delivering their (few) lines). The whole movie is rather bleak, and even though you see a lot of zombies and victims it is not overly gory. The effects are very good and there is no crappy CGI blood (or if there is any I didn't notice it). There are many zombies missing limbs (arms and legs) and I had read a while back that they even used real amputees, which is a nice touch. The other thing that sets it apart from all other zombie films is the setting. All of the movie takes place in the African savanna (from what I saw in the credits it was shot in Ghana and Burkina Faso), which leads to some gorgeous vistas while the characters try to reach their destination. And finally, it was shot on film, not on video or digital video, which I hate even more than CGI blood.
- javier1976
- Sep 17, 2011
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $4,891
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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