The Dead (2010 film)
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The Dead is a 2010 zombie horror film produced by Indelible Productions in association with Latitude Films and starring Rob Freeman, Prince David Osei, and David Donton. The film was directed by the Ford brothers.
Plot
Brian Murphy (Freeman), a United States Army engineer, is the sole survivor of a plane crash somewhere off the coast of Africa. The previous night, a zombie horde had attacked many villages in that location. Murphy finds and fixes a broken-down truck at a village he stops at. After driving a short distance, the truck gets stuck in mud and Murphy finds himself surrounded by zombies. Just before he can be eaten alive, an African soldier named Daniel (Osei)–whose wife was killed in the attacks of the previous night, and whose son has since gone missing–rescues him. Daniel had deserted from the army to return to his village. Daniel, in exchange for Murphy's truck, which he hoped to use to search for his son, agrees to lead Murphy to the nearest airport, which is a day's drive. Murphy attempts to signal help using the air traffic tower's radio, but receives no response. Though Murphy was not rescued, he and Daniel were able to get gas for the truck, which had run out on the way to the airport. The two set off for a military survival colony elsewhere in Africa where Daniel expects to find his son. They rest for a night at a village/survival colony, and head out the next morning. While driving through the African plains, the truck hits a tree and breaks its axle. Brian and Daniel set out on foot, and that night both asleep around a fire. Brian wakes up to zombies surrounding the site, and to see Daniel being bitten. They shoot their way out of the attack, but Daniel dies soon after. Brian sets out on his own to reach the survival colony. Eventually he does reach the colony and is able to reach a fellow military officer, Frank Greaves, at a US military base in Henderson, Nevada It is revealed that the infection has spread around the world and the United States has become just as bad off as Africa. When Brian asks about his family he is told that "they're gone". After hearing this, the walls around the colony are overrun and all of the survivors are eaten. At the last moment, Brian is reunited with Daniel's son, gives him a necklace that Daniel always wore, and they hold hands and face the horde. It is implied that they are killed, while the credits begin rolling.
Credits
- Director–Ford brothers
- Executive producer–Amir Moallemi