| Gangs of the Dead | |
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| Directed by | Duanne Stinnett |
| Produced by | David Todd Ocvirk Krissann Shipley |
| Written by | Duanne Stinnett Krissan Shipley |
| Starring | Enrique Almeida Reggie Bannister |
| Music by | Ceiri Torjussen |
| Cinematography | Yasu Tanida |
| Editing by | Keith Henderson |
| Studio | Outside Productions |
| Release date(s) | June 30, 2006 |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gangs of the Dead, originally Last Rites, is a zombie survival film released in 2006, starring Enrique Almeida and Reggie Bannister.
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The film takes place in the city of Los Angeles, California, and follows two heavily intertwined subplots.[1]
The main plot concerns on a meteorite that crashes in Los Angeles. It carried alien spores that transform humans into flesh-eating zombies.[2] The spores spread like a virus across the city, transforming the populace into mindless cannibals.[3]
The other story is about two rival gangs - The Lords of Crenshaw and El Diablo - who fight one another for dominance of Los Angeles even as it falls into a zombie apocalypse, although it eventually becomes clear that means very little in a world without humans.[4]
The film was first released under its original title of Last Rites at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 30, 2006. It was later released direct to video on May 1, 2007 under the new title of Gangs of the Dead.[5]
In both Germany and Italy, the film was released under the title of City of the Dead.[6]
In the United Kingdom, the film was released under the title of 48 Weeks Later, in an effort to capitalise on the success of 28 Weeks Later, which had been released in 2007.[7]