Rent We Bury the Dead (2024)
3.0 of 5 from 90 ratings
1h 31min
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- Synopsis:
- In the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment, Ava (Daisy Ridley) joins a "body retrieval unit" in the hopes of finding her missing husband alive. Her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she's burying start showing signs of life.
- Actors:
- Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith, Matt Whelan, Chloe Hurst, Kym Jackson, Dan Paris, Deanna Cooney, Nicola Bartlett, Kim Fleming, Kingsley Judd, Salme Geransar, Elijah Williams, Luke Jai, Megan Hollier, Steve McCall, David Genat, Matthew Parkin, Jimmy Duncan, Bruce Denny
- Directors:
- Zak Hilditch
- Producers:
- Ross M. Dinerstein, Mark Fasano, Joshua Harris, Kelvin Munro, Grant Sputore
- Writers:
- Zak Hilditch
- Studio:
- Signature Entertainment
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- Countries:
- Australia
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 16/02/2026
- Run Time:
- 95 minutes
- Languages:
- English Audio Description, English Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.39:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
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Reviews (2) of We Bury the Dead
Enjoyable & Quite Fresh take On The Zombie Film - We Bury the Dead review by GI
An absorbing and more contemplative even mournful take on the zombie film, a sub-genre that just won't lie down! If you want excessive gore and huge jump scare moments then you won't find that here. This is more about a journey of love and regrets and a political commentary on modern militarism, it's less about horror in corpse reanimation. Daisy Ridley stars as Ava, an American physio therapist, who volunteers to help in body retrieval on Tasmania after an experimental weapon was accidentally detonated resulting in the deaths of a half a million people. She also has another agenda, her husband Mitch is in Tasmania, and she is determined to find him. The grisly task of searching properties for the dead is aggravated when some of the corpses appear to either reawaken or aren't completely dead. When one is found the military step in and quickly deal with it! Ava eventually defies the rules and heads off into prohibited areas in search of Mitch aided by a fellow worker (Brenton Thwaites). This Aussie production is an enjoyable take on the zombie film. In many ways its slow pace may not be acceptable to some and there are parts of the narrative that have been explored before. If anything the film is flawed by it's lack of explanation as it never gets down to trying to show why some of the victims are dead and some seem not to be, nor why, of those, some are aggressive and others not. This is more about Ava's journey as she has to encounter different people and how her humanity is affected. For me I thought it was a blast and well worth checking out.
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Well acted and directed - We Bury the Dead review by CD
I was impressed with this drama. I expected a heavier emphasis on zombies but the movie takes a more profound and thoughtful tone. Daisy Ridley is great in the lead role and the phorography is brilliant and brings out the apocalytic themes very well. The film does go on a tad too long but it sticks to its storyline well and is well worth staying with to the end.
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