Zone of the Dead

Zone of the Dead
Directed by Milan Konjević
Milan Todorović
Produced by Milan Todorović
Loris Curci
Vukota Brajovic
Pierfrancesco Fiorenza
Written by Milan Konjević
Vukota Brajović
Milan Todorović
Starring Ken Foree
Kristina Klebe
Emilio Roso
Distributed by Epic Pictures Group
Release dates
  • 22 February 2009 (2009-02-22)
Running time
 96 minutes (101 minutes director's cut)
Country Serbia
Italy
Spain
Language English

Zone of the Dead, also known as Apocalypse of the Dead (Zona Mrtvih in Serbian) is a 2009 Serbian horror film by directors Milan Konjević and Milan Todorović.[1] It stars Ken Foree, most well known for his starring role in Dawn of the Dead in 1978.

Plot

In 1985 in Yugoslavia, a mysterious plague infects and kills a group of archeologists. Police and military secure the area before one of the dead workers reanimates as a zombie and attacks a detective and a fellow officer. In the present day, a military train arrives with a chemical cargo at a train station. A supposed military exercise, communications are cut off and a professor misses his train at the station due to the protocol. A group of homeless thugs also arrive and harass a police officer by intimidating him and stealing his gun. During a brief fight in which the officer attempts to retrieve his gun from the thugs, the gun goes off, injuring a guard securing the military cargo and accidentally puncturing a gas line from the cargo, releasing the toxic chemicals inside. Only the professor is unharmed, having been given a gas mask seconds before he could've gotten infected, and escapes the train station. The gas spreads throughout town infecting many people. Meanwhile an unknown prisoner is being transported under the supervision of Interpol. Agent Mortimer Reyes, an ex-CIA agent from Texas, is a soon to be retired Interpol agent, with escorting the prisoner as his last assignment. Reyes along with agent Mina Milius and a small group escort travel through a route that leads them through the city of Pančevo, where they encounter an ecological holocaust and the people infected by the biohazard, who are trying to kill them. The two main agents soon realize that their only chance for escape from the zombie hordes lies in allying with the dangerous, mysterious prisoner.[2]

Cast

Release

The film was released on February 22, 2009.[10] On 1 March 2010 Metrodome released the DVD in the UK and Ireland as Apocalypse of the Dead.[11] On 1 September 2012 Epic Pictures released it on DVD in North America as Apocalypse of the Dead.[12] It is interesting that the trailer for this film has more than 10.8 million views on YouTube (as of Nov. 2014), which makes it one of the most popular zombie trailers of all times.

Sequel

Zone of the Dead 2 has been planned since 2009.[13]

References

  1. ↑ "Ken Foree Facing Down the Wrath of the Dead". Dread Central. 11 January 2010. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. ↑ Ognjanovic, Dejan (29 August 2009). "Review of Serbia's Zone Of The Dead". Quiet Earth. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Danielle Harris Launches YouTube Channel". Shock Till You Drop. 8 November 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Kristina Klebe Mash-Up Yields Zone of the Dead Footage". Dread Central. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  5. ↑ "Zone Of The Dead Teaser Poster, New Images!". Icons Of Fright. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  6. ↑ "Zone Of The Dead Trailer!". Icons Of Fright. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Exclusive: Zone Of The Dead "Zombie" Images!". Icons Of Fright. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "Zone Of The Dead Behind-The-Scenes Featurette!". Icons Of Fright. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Zone Of The Dead First Pictures, Facebook Group!". Icons Of Fright. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  10. ↑ Turek, Ryan (15 September 2009). "Zone of the Dead Lines Up U.S. Screening". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  11. ↑ Bentley, David (26 February 2010). "DVD review: Eastern European zombie action in Apocalypse of the Dead". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Apocalypse of the Dead". Amazon.com. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "We haven't seen Zone Of The Dead and they're already planning a sequel". Quiet Earth. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

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