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The reviews for the film were generally positive. Review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] has not certified the film yet but the review has been mixed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dead_2_india/|title=The Dead 2: India|accessdate=October 26, 2014|publisher= [[Flixster]] | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The film obtained a average score of 5.1 out of 10 from the aggregation of more than 626 votes at the [[Internet Movie Database]].<ref name=imdblink/> |
The reviews for the film were generally positive. Review aggregation website [[Rotten Tomatoes]] has not certified the film yet but the review has been mixed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dead_2_india/|title=The Dead 2: India|accessdate=October 26, 2014|publisher= [[Flixster]] | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The film obtained a average score of 5.1 out of 10 from the aggregation of more than 626 votes at the [[Internet Movie Database]].<ref name=imdblink/> |
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The production encountered few problems, most of the extras used for playing zombies were not proficient in English. They had to use translator to explain the extras.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/news/Jason_Coleman/2014/09/17/interview_the_ford_bros_brave_india_fo|title=Interview: The Ford Brothers On Inhabiting India For 'The Dead 2'|author=Jason Coleman|accessdate=November 2, 2014}}</ref> [[Joseph Millson]] also mentioned that they did not get permit from [[Government of India|Indian Government]] to shoot the movie in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1-n6SwmX4SE|title=The Dead 2 India Joseph Millson Interview Frightfest 2013|accessdate=November 2, 2014}}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:19, 2 November 2014
| The Dead 2: India | |
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| Directed by | Howard J. Ford Jon Ford |
| Written by | Howard J. Ford Jon Ford |
| Produced by | Howard J. Ford Amir S. Moallemi |
| Starring | Joseph Millson Meenu Mishra Anand Krishna Goyal |
| Cinematography | Jon Ford |
| Music by | Imran Ahmad |
Production companies | Road Trip Pictures Latitude Films |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
Release dates |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The Dead 2: India is a 2013 zombie horror film produced by Road Trip Pictures in association with Latitude Films and starring Joseph Millson, Meenu Mishra, Anand Krishna Goyal The film was released in 2013 and directed by the Ford brothers. It is a sequel to the Ford Brothers' critically acclaimed zombie road movie, The Dead. In this movie the action is set in Indian states of Rajasthan and Maharastra.[2][3] The film follows up on the events of its prequel.
Plot
A ship from Somalia docks at Mumbai, India containing one infected worker. The worker picks up his pay and then disappears into the crowd unnoticed. His coming to India triggers an zombie infestation. Meanwhile American turbine engineer Nicholas Burton (Joseph Millson), is working in an wind farms in stunning countryside of Rajasthan 30 kilometers from Jaipur. Nicholas is in long distance relationship with an Indian woman Ishani Sharma (Meenu) from Mumbai. Ishani's parents are aware of her relationship with Nicholas and do not approve of it.
Ishani goes to a hospital for check up and sees lots of people with bite wounds. Meanwhile Nicholas working on a wind turbine sees a family evacuate their home in hurry. Ishani calls Nicholas up and informs him that she is pregnant and she is worried about her safety with the incidents happening on the streets.
Nicholas calls up his friend Max, who is aware of the fighting in the street but believes it to be fighting among two communities. Nicholas soon has his first encounter with the zombies. Nicholas calls Ishani and promises to come for her. He calls up Max again, who informs him that American citizens are being evacuated from India and asks him to show up at either New Delhi or Mumbai to escape from India. Nicholas instead decides to go back to Ishani. He soon realizes that the dead are coming back to life. By the time Nicholas finishes his conversations he is surrounded by zombies gets trapped in a paragliding institute, unable to get back to his jeep he paraglides off the building to safety.
Nicholas crash lands in a village and rescues an orphan named Javed (Anand Goyal) from zombies. Javed turns out to be a guide and he offers to help Nicholas reach Mumbai. They take a car from the house of dead local tour operator, Javed hurts his hand in the process. They reach a military check post and see military personnel killing people with wounds. Forcing them to take another route through the mountains and they have to ditch their car after an accident on the road. They soon find a motorbike and hit the road again.
Meanwhile the conditions in Mumbai is deteriorating rapidly. Ishani's mother is bitten and she is dying. Ishani's father, a preacher starts believing that the end is near. The father and daughter bond again with death so near. Javed and Nicholas stop for food and their motorbike is stolen. Now on foot, they walk through the desert. Javed is rescued by the Indian Army and he is separated from Nicholas. Nicholas finds the stolen bike and rides all the way to Mumbai.
Ishani's father gets bitten and Nicholas finally reaches her house. Ishani's father now realizes that Nicholas truly loves his daughter. He allows them to go. Nicholas and Ishani reach a camp set up by the military and there they find Javed. The camp is bombed by the military and the camp building collapses. The movie ends with Nicholas, Javed and Ishani trapped with their fates unknown.
Cast
Joseph Millson as Nicholas Burton
Anand Krishna Goyal as Javed
Meenu Mishra as Ishani Sharma
Poonam Mathur as Ishani's Mother
Sandip Datta Gupta as Ishani's father
Reception
The film had its world premiere at Film 4 FrightFest held at London's Empire Leicester Square on Thursday the 22nd of August 2013. It was the opening film at Film 4 FrightFest.[4]
The reviews for the film were generally positive. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes has not certified the film yet but the review has been mixed.[5] The film obtained a average score of 5.1 out of 10 from the aggregation of more than 626 votes at the Internet Movie Database.[1]
Production
The production encountered few problems, most of the extras used for playing zombies were not proficient in English. They had to use translator to explain the extras.[6] Joseph Millson also mentioned that they did not get permit from Indian Government to shoot the movie in India.[7]
References
- ^ a b "The Dead 2: India". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Alan Jones. "Exclusive: Slumdog Zombies – Cast & Crew Talk The Dead 2: India". Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ Staci Layne Wilson. "The Ford Brothers Talk The Dead 2's Challenges, Casting Process, and More". Retrieved October 27, 2014.
- ^ "The Dead 2: India". Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ "The Dead 2: India". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- ^ Jason Coleman. "Interview: The Ford Brothers On Inhabiting India For 'The Dead 2'". Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- ^ "The Dead 2 India Joseph Millson Interview Frightfest 2013". Retrieved November 2, 2014.}