28 Days Later - Making Of

28 Days Later is a 2002 British post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Alex Garland, and starring Cillian Murphy, Naomie Harris, Brendan Gleeson, Megan Burns, and Christopher Eccleston. The plot depicts the breakdown of society following the accidental release of a highly contagious virus and focuses upon the struggle of four survivors to cope with the destruction of the life they once knew.
Successful both commercially and critically, the film is credited with reinvigorating the zombie genre of horror film.[3] The film spawned a 2007 sequel, 28 Weeks Later, a graphic novel titled 28 Days Later: The Aftermath, which expands on the timeline of the outbreak, and a 2009 comic book series titled 28 Days Later. In 2017 a poll of 150 actors, directors, writers, producers and critics for Time Out magazine ranked it the 97th best British film ever.

Directed by
Danny Boyle
Produced by
Andrew Macdonald
Written by
Alex Garland
Music by
John Murphy
Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Edited by
Chris Gill
Production
company
DNA Films
UK Film Council
Distributed by
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release date
1 November 2002 (United Kingdom)
Running time
113 minutes[1]
Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Budget
$8 million[1]
Box office
$85 million[