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A unique twist on your typical zombie/apocalypse movie. The story is told from the prospective of a young pre-teen girl and the questions start to build from the first scene. Why is this girl in what appears to be a prison and why are they all so mean to her? This is soon answered and the story follows the girl and her teacher, who is the only person who treats her with kindness, on their journey that leads them to some unexpected twists. The first thing, there are really two types of zombie movies. The first is the "Night of the Living Dead" and "The Walking Dead", slow rose from the dead zombies. The other is the infected type, like in "28 Day Later", and "I am Legend" . These zombies move fast with a rabid ferocity, they're not dead, but they're not really human anymore. This move is the infected type, and the 'hungry" attack anything that's alive. The technical qualities of the film are top notch. The young girl played by Sennia Nanua, does a spectacular job in her first big film. It's up to her to carry the film and she's more than able to take on the task. The teacher played by Gemma Arterton, balances her performance playing against Sennia. It easily could have tipped into a sentimental sappy relationship, but they steer clear of that danger, and they both do a stellar job in the movie. Glenn Close gives a fine, unsettling performance as the doctor, and you don't know what her intentions are, and whether she is good or evil. The special effects are impressive for a low budget film. The exterior shots are well done, and the gun play is realistic looking and convincing. Since this is a zombie movie get ready for violence and gore, there's no shortage of the blood and guts that zombie movie fans expect. The story is unexpected, it has a little bit of the vibe from the "Hater" books, and there's also hint of the I am Legend and 28 days later as well. This story is somewhat more interesting that those two films, and the people are a little smarter, and for the most part avoid doing stupid things. Except for one kind of stupid soldier who ends up in a Mini-Mart. Pro-tip for anyone in the zombie apocalypse: don't talk, either run or shoot. The only criticism is the second act is a little slow, and the pacing could have been better, but the ending gives a pretty good payoff. Definitely not your typical Hollywood script. Lots of times in a Hollywood film, they might have backed off or taken a softer storyline, Not in this film, they go after it with relish with a baseball bat. So for the second act, this film would get 4 1/2 stars, but since that's no possible, I rounded up to 5 stars. Give this film a chance, for the real zombie movie fan, you're likely to be rewarded.