28 Weeks Later

Six months after the rage virus ravaged the British Isles, a scarred landscape of checkpoints and empty streets stands in for civilization. An American relief team returns to assess if the danger has truly passed and if life can resume. They expect a fragile calm and a chance to bring families home, but the infected are still out there and the threat has not vanished. The mission shifts from reconnaissance to survival as the group moves through decayed cities, sudden outbreaks and unpredictable loyalties. With every corner hiding danger, the tension remains high and the stakes feel personal, forcing characters to confront fear, trust and the cost of reopening a broken country.

Directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, this 2007 sequel builds on the premise of 28 Days Later. The screenplay credits go to Rowan Joffé, Jesús Olmo and Enrique López Lavigne, with a cast led by Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne and Jeremy Renner.

Box office data is not provided in the prompt. The film was released in 2007 as a mid budget horror thriller directed by Fresnadillo and expands the original concept while introducing new threats and characters.

As a high profile entry in the zombie virus subgenre it helped reinforce a trend toward fast infected and large scale post apocalyptic action. The film contributed to conversations about emergency response, military involvement and how communities endure when containment fails.

Critical response was mixed to positive, with praise for tension, atmosphere and performances especially from Byrne and Carlyle, while some critics questioned plausibility of events. Thematically the film probes containment versus freedom, the moral costs of rescue missions, and how fear reshapes family bonds under siege.