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Daisy Ridley’s ‘We Bury the Dead’ Nears Jan. 2 Release as Early Reviews Land

Early critics frame it as a grief-driven thriller featuring strong craft with limited scares.

Overview

  • Daisy Ridley stars as Ava, who enters a military-controlled quarantine zone to search for her missing husband after a catastrophic weapons disaster.
  • Written and directed by Zak Hilditch, the film runs 95 minutes and features Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith, and Matt Whelan.
  • The Motion Picture Association rates the Vertical release R for strong violent content, brief drug use, language, and gore.
  • The film’s undead are depicted as evolving into faster and more coordinated threats as official containment messaging reads as control.
  • In a Collider interview, Ridley described the fast-charging zombies as genuinely frightening despite choreography, reflecting the movie’s physical intensity.