Virus Undead (2008)

An infection transmitted by diseased birds is causing corpses to reanimate in search of human flesh. As the army of the undead grows, a medical student and his friends find themselves surrounded by zombies, with nowhere to run.

Directors:

Wolf Wolff, Ohmuthi (co-director)

Writer:

Wolf Jahnke

Stars:

Philipp Danne, Birthe Wolter, Anna Breuer

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Philipp Danne	...	Robert Hansen
Birthe Wolter	...	Marlene Vogt
Anna Breuer	...	Vanessa Lux
Nikolas Jürgens	...	Eugen Friedrich (as Nikolas Juergens)
Marvin Gronen	...	Patrick Schubert
Ski	...	Bollmann
Axel Strothmann	...	Polizist Lehmann
Joost Siedhoff	...	Prof. Bergen
Mark Dimant	...	Murat, nicht Ali
Thomas Heubeck	...	Heber
Helmut Rühl	...	Dr. Wesemann (as Helmut Ruehl)
Veit Wolf Baumhoff	...	Kleiner Junge im Lkw
Damir Skako	...	Junger Mann im Lkw
Alex Attimonelli	...	Untoter mit Sichel im Schädel
Niels Kurvin	...	Bauer

Storyline

An infection transmitted by diseased birds is causing corpses to reanimate in search of human flesh. As the army of the undead grows, a medical student and his friends find themselves surrounded by zombies, with nowhere to run.

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Plot Keywords:

experiment gone wrong | sex | female nudity | flesh eating zombie | burning a dead body | 

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Genres:

Crime | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for horror violence/gore, language and some sexuality

Did You Know?

Connections

References Jerry Maguire (1996)

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Soundtracks

Remember Me
Performed by Sonicslave

User Reviews

Worth watching.

I agree with most of the things "NeilCassidy" wrote above; compared to most other Horror Movies of German origin, this one seems like a fresh breeze. Obviously, its focus was more on the question "how do certain characters behave under siege", rather than on sheer gory splatter.

Compared to Uwe Boll's pathetic efforts (who obviously has a vastly bigger budget and seems to manage to hire very well-known actors on the cheap), I felt much better entertained. There's plenty of passion for detail (remember the cuckoo clock scene?) that I feel is completely missing in Boll's movies.

Now, if the writer would please do without those clichè villains in future scripts, I'd be quite thankful.

Details

Official Sites:

Offical Site

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

June 2008 (China)

Also Known As:

Wolf Wolff's Beast Within

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Legendary Units, Virus Undead

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min (original)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9