''Zombie Undead'' is a 2010 British

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directed by Rhys Davies and starring Ruth King, Kris Tearse,

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, Barry Thomas, Sandra Wildbore, and Christopher J. Herbert. It was written by Kris Tearse. After a terrorist attack in

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, survivors take cover from zombies.

Premise

After a terrorist attack, Sarah takes her injured father to a busy and overworked hospital, only to lose consciousness during the stressful attempt to save his life. When she comes to, the hospital seems deserted. Sarah quickly discovers that zombies have taken over the building, and, along with other survivors, flees the hospital and attempts to survive against the undead hordes.

Cast

* Ruth King as Sarah * Kris Tearse as Jay * Barry Thomas as Steve * Christopher J. Herbert as Phil * Steven Dolton as Farmer * Sandra Wildbore as Mary

Production

''Zombie Undead'' was filmed in

. Filming lasted for 18 months. The filmmakers tried to avoid exposition and focus on the characters.

Release

''Zombie Undead'' premiered in Leicester on 15 January 2010 and opened in British theaters in April 2011. Metrodome Distribution released it on DVD on 30 May 2011. MVD Entertainment Group released it on DVD in the US on 24 July 2012. In its opening weekend, it took in a total of £10.

Reception

Tom Huddleston of ''

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'' rated it 1/5 stars and called it a clichéd and "laughably inept DIY horror movie". Jamie Russell of ''

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'' rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "''Zombie Undead'' is another no-budget, no-brains outing to treat the walking dead as an excuse for a lack of writing ability." Mark L. Miller of

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called it "a breath of fresh air" but it was sloppy and poorly acted. Jeremy Blitz of

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rated it 2/5 stars and wrote, "Unfortunately, the producers of British indie ''Zombie Undead'' present little new material, though they do show a few flashes of near brilliance."

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called it a boring zombie film that was made for marketing purposes.

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, zombie-undead 2010 films 2010 horror films British horror films British independent films British zombie films Films shot in England Films set in England 2010s English-language films 2010s British films English-language independent films