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A virus that locks those infected into a permanent state of killing rage is accidentally released from a British research facility. 28 days later, a motorcycle messenger awakes from a coma and finds himself among a small group of survivors in London, trapped in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected. As they attempt to salvage a future from the apocalypse, they find that their most deadly enemy may not be the virus, but other survivors.>
About the author
Alex Garland was born in London in 1970. He is the author of the bestselling novels The Beach, The Tesseract and The Coma. He also wrote the screenplays for 28 Days Later and Never Let Me Go (based on the novel by Kazuro Ishiguro). In 2015, he made his directorial debut with Ex Machina and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. He received three British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) for Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best British Independent Film. In 2018, his second film Annihilation, based on the novel by Jeff VanderMeer, was released.
Summary
A virus that locks those infected into a permanent state of killing rage is accidentally released from a British research facility. 28 days later, a motorcycle messenger awakes from a coma and finds himself among a small group of survivors in London, trapped in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected.
