The Dead

Plot

When the last evacuation flight out of war-torn Africa crashes off the coast, American Air Force Engineer… 

Release Year: 2010

Rating: 5.9/10 (2,757 voted)

Critic's Score: 59/100

Director:
Howard J. Ford

Stars: Rob Freeman, Prince David Oseia, David Dontoh

Storyline
When the last evacuation flight out of war-torn Africa crashes off the coast, American Air Force Engineer…

 

Writers: Howard J. Ford, Jonathan Ford

Cast:

Rob Freeman
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Lt. Brian Murphy

Prince David Oseia
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Sgt. Daniel Dembele

David Dontoh
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The Chief

Elizabeth Akingbade
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Survivor

Benjamin C. Akpa
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Survivor

Stephen Asare Amaning
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Anthony Arinze
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Survivor

Kwesi Asmah
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Edward Bruce
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Genardo Campbell
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Survivor

Mark Chapman
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Pilot

Ben Crowe
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Mercenary Leader

Frank Owusu Darko
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Anne Davaud
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Doctor

Chamberlain Dembele
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Details

Official Website:
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Official site [Japan] |

Release Date: 3 Jan 2010

Filming Locations: Burkina Faso

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

User Review

finally a zombie flick reminiscent of the good ol' days!

Rating: 8/10


this movie is great. i briefly recall seeing the poster for it a while
back but i'd since forgotten about it up until the other day when i
took a gamble on watching it and was happy within the first 10 minutes
after seeing the style and effects.

like another reviewer stated, the movie is shot on 35mm film, not on
digital like modern Hollywood flicks. this gives it a very classic look
and feel, reminiscent of the George a Romero film like dawn of the dead
in '78 and day in '80.

the zombie effects and makeup as far as i could tell used no CGI
whatsoever and the gore, though not too frequent, looks great when it's
on screen.

the undead are also nearly always on screen, and combined with their
excellent makeup, great camera work and complete lack of unnecessary
music, have a very menacing feel as they creep up on the films 2
protagonists.

the films setting is beautiful and a fantastic change from the norm's
of busy city streets and urban environments. it is shot in west African
locations such as Burkina Faso and Ghana, as well as the Sahara desert.
it really is a breath of fresh air in the zombie movie genre.

the story is fairly simple. an American military engineer washes up on
the coast of west Africa after his evacuation flight crashes. as the
sole survivor he attempts to reach a northern military air field to
re-attempt his escape, and runs into a soldier of the African military
who is trying to find his son during the chaos.

overall i give this movie an 8 out of 10. and that's only because i
wasn't keen on the acting by the American protagonist played by Robert
freeman, and a couple small sections of the movie are quite slow.

the film does leave itself open for the possibility of a sequel and i
would be more than happy to watch it if it mirrors the quality of this.