The zombie movie genre has long been used by filmmakers to explore various societal issues through the lens of horror. That continues with “The Cured,” which offers an interesting take on the brain-eater flick, while addressing the ongoing refugee crisis around the globe.
Written and directed by David Freyne, and starring Ellen Page, Sam Keeley, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, and Paula Malcomson, the story follows a young man who has been “cured” of the infection that turned him into a zombie. Now living with his sister-in-law, he struggles to reintegrate back into everyday life, and put the terrors of his past behind him.
What happens when the undead return to life? In a world ravaged for years by a virus that turns the infected into zombie-like cannibals, a cure is at last found and the wrenching process of reintegrating the survivors back into society begins. Among the formerly afflicted is Senan (Sam Keeley), a young man haunted by the horrific acts he committed while infected. Welcomed back into the family of his widowed sister-in-law (Ellen Page), Senan attempts to restart his life—but is society ready to forgive him and those like him? Or will fear and prejudice once again tear the world apart? Pulsing with provocative parallels to our troubled times, The Cured is a smart, scary, and hauntingly human tale of guilt and redemption.
“The Cured” is in theaters and On Demand on today.