The Cured (2017)

A disease that turns people into zombies has been cured. The once-infected zombies are discriminated against by society and their own families, which causes social issues to arise. This leads to militant government interference.

Director:

David Freyne

Writer:

David Freyne

Stars:

Ellen Page, Sam Keeley, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ellen Page	...	Abbie
Sam Keeley	...	Senan
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor	...	Conor
Stuart Graham	...	Cantor
Paula Malcomson	...	Dr. Lyons
Natalia Kostrzewa	...	Allison
Oscar Nolan	...	Cillian
Peter Campion	...	Luke
Hilda Fay	...	Jo landecker
David Herlihy	...	Declan
Lesley Conroy	...	Katie
Sarah Kinlen	...	Catherine
Barry McGovern	...	Patrick Ryan
Ian Toner	...	IDV Soldier Nick
Gavin Fullam	...	IDV Soldier Smiley

Storyline

A disease that turns people into zombies has been cured. The once-infected zombies are discriminated against by society and their own families, which causes social issues to arise. This leads to militant government interference.

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Plot Keywords:

disease | infection | military | uncle nephew relationship | flashback | 

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Taglines:

The cure is just the beginning

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, bloody images, and language

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ellen Page allegedly bought the entire production crew pancakes on the last day of filming.

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Goofs

When Abbie and Conor talk in the park, Abbie's shoulder bag changes from her right to left shoulder when she stands to leave.

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Quotes

Conor: Do you think we deserve forgiveness?
Abbie: Yes.
Conor: And if you were faced with the man that killed your husband... would you forgive him?
Abbie: They weren't in control.
[Starts to stand]
Abbie: I'd better check on Cillian.
Conor: [Puts hand over Abbie's] I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you.
Abbie: You didn't.

User Reviews

Zombie film with braaaains.

If you are looking for a purely mindless crimson-sprayed gangrenous brain-gorging splatter-fest, The Cured is almost guaranteed to bore you to tears. Not that it is lacking its share of gore and heart-pounding zombie-runs, but this film is focused on the social and interpersonal dimensions of a post-infection world, rather than running for your life and mashing Zombie brains in order to keep your own grey matter off the menu. As a well-crafted tale about "othering", and the directed and broader impacts of the alienation of one group by a "well meaning" majority, this film, possibly unintentionally, delivers an almost perfect analogy for the impact to the broader gay community of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s and 90s. The film also maps successfully to the impact of demonising migrant, ethnic and religious groups (very possibly its intent, coming from Northern Ireland); take your resonant flavour of "othering" and insert here. A stark, brutal and effective expository. If you want to cook up extremists, this film delivers the recipe...

As an experimental vehicle for the fabulous Ellen Page, this film didn't get the exposure it deserved - Page once again proves both her versatility and her ability to believably breathe gritty appeal into the characters she inhabits. The other key cast were equally compelling, save maybe for Paula Malcomson, who maybe didn't receive the best treatment from the production - she felt atypically undercooked as Dr Lyons.

A must-see if you want some gore and splatter to go with a massage of your grey matter.

Details

Official Sites:

Bac Films International [France] Official site [Japan]

Country:

Ireland France

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 February 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Cured

Filming Locations:

Croke Park Dublin, Ireland

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,875, 25 February 2018

Gross USA:

$26,630

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$323,776

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bac Films, Savage Productions, Tilted Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1