The Zombie Diaries (2006)

An unknown virus begins spreading and within weeks it engulfs the entire planet. Upon the death of its host, the virus would reanimate the corpse until it was no longer able to support itself. Soon, the planet was infested with the undead.

Directors:

Michael G. Bartlett (as Michael Bartlett), Kevin Gates

Writers:

Michael G. Bartlett (as Michael Bartlett), Kevin Gates

Stars:

Scott Ainslie, Toby Bowman, Victoria Summer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Scott Ainslie	...	Sgt. Jim McCulloch
Toby Bowman	...	Cpl. Jez Nicholson
Victoria Summer	...	Leeann (as Victoria Nalder)
Juliet Forester	...	Sharon Buckley
Vicky Blades	...	Vanessa (as Anna Blades)
Craig Stovin	...	Andy
Leonard Fenton	...	Bill
Jonathan Ball	...	Matt
Alison Mollon	...	Elizabeth
Kyle Sparks	...	Greg
Jonnie Hurn	...	John
Sophia Mackie Ellis	...	Anna McKenzie (as Sophia Ellis)
James Fisher	...	Geoff
Russell Jones	...	Goke
Imogen Church	...	Sue

Storyline

In the early part of the 21st century, an unknown deadly virus is spreading among the population. The planet becomes infested with a new threat unlike any other The Undead. Three compelling video diaries chart the beginning of the plague through the last days of the apocalypse. In the first, a documentary film crew traveling the countryside becomes caught in the outbreak and are forced to survive at all costs. In the second, a husband and wife flee London and meet a mysterious hitchhiker, scavenging the remnants of dead towns where shadows lurk at every turn. In the third, a group of survivors escape the virus, making their way to a farm for refuge, only to find themselves attacked by the creatures who now rule the night.

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Plot Keywords:

infection | zombie | 

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Taglines:

Brace yourself... This time it's for real.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence/gore, language and some nudity

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2007 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zombie Diaries

Filming Locations:

Chapel Street, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

GBP8,100 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bleeding Edge Films, Off World Films

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Referenced in Cinemassacre's Monster Madness: Land of the Dead (2013)

User Reviews

Not at all very good.

The thing that annoyed me about this film was the shaky camera movements, it was tolerable at first but became a nuisance after a while, the storyline is very confusing, it even at times felt like there was no storyline, because the characters were never really developed enough for me to care about any of them, they actually bugged the living hell out of me, it also never really built up any suspense, at least not for me, because given the fact that I didn't care for any of the characters the film just bored me, plainly put.

I'll admit that I'm not really a fan of the zombie genre, but I have watched a few of them, and a lot of them are ten times better than this film, so for a non fan of the genre I would actually go for Romero's dead films before I'd consider seeing this again.

3 out of 10.