The Cured
David Freyne
Years after Europe was ravaged by the Maze virus, transforming people into cannibalistic monsters, a cure is finally found. Senan Browne (Sam Keeley) is haunted by what he did while infected. As he returns to the home of his brother's widow (Ellen Page), fear and suspicion threaten to plunge the world back into chaos.
With : Ellen Page, Sam Keeley, Tom Vaughan Lawlor, Stuart Graham, Amy De Bhrún, Peter Campion, Lesley Conroy, Natalia Kostrzewa
scénario : David Freyne
image : Piers McGrail
son : Jens Rosenlund Petersen
montage : Chris Gill
musique : Rory Friers, Niall Kennedy
scénario : David Freyne
image : Piers McGrail
son : Jens Rosenlund Petersen
montage : Chris Gill
musique : Rory Friers, Niall Kennedy
Production : Rory Dungan, Rachel O'Kane, David Grumbach
Distribution: Bac Films
Distribution: Bac Films
Following an MA in Film Studies at University College Dublin, David co-founded Tilted Pictures through which he made several award-winning short films. He initially developed the script for The Cured at the 2012 Binger Film Lab, having won Best Story Pitch at the Edinburgh International Festival Lab. With the backing of the Irish Film Board, David shot a prequel short to the film, which went viral and attracted the attention of several international financiers. The Cured is David's debut feature.
“As a filmmaker my passion has always been in making smart genre films, with a particularly morbid fascination with zombies. It is a genre that can, at its best, brilliantly reflect contemporary issues. Once I started thinking about what would happen if there were a cure to such a zombie infection, I couldn't stop. What does it mean to be an ex-zombie? The idea of the cured being haunted with the memories of what they did while infected was terrifying and, above all, heartbreaking” (David Freyne).
“As a filmmaker my passion has always been in making smart genre films, with a particularly morbid fascination with zombies. It is a genre that can, at its best, brilliantly reflect contemporary issues. Once I started thinking about what would happen if there were a cure to such a zombie infection, I couldn't stop. What does it mean to be an ex-zombie? The idea of the cured being haunted with the memories of what they did while infected was terrifying and, above all, heartbreaking” (David Freyne).