In the Flesh
2013
Original language: English
- drama
The story
Thousands of dead people have risen from their graves and nearly destroyed Britain. A cure has been found - but can the treated zombies be rehabilitated back into living society?
What it’s like
Overcast moorland light and grey terraced streets in a Lancashire village, shot in a muted, slightly washed palette that makes every pub, kitchen and bedroom feel lived-in and faintly damp. The camera stays restrained and often sits close, handheld, on faces, with long quiet pauses between lines and a sparse piano-and-strings score that falls silent in tense moments. The vibe is wistful and uneasy, somewhere between cold-weather melancholy and quiet social tension, suited to a grey afternoon or a late evening alone. After a plague of the undead, a young man returned from the dead is slowly rehabilitated into a community that still resents him, so the arc is about reluctant acceptance, grief and small domestic courage. Intensity is moderate: flashbacks bring brief, bloody violence and some gore, there is dread around suicide and open bigotry, and a few romantic and sexual scenes that are not graphic. It is for viewers who want thoughtful, character-driven drama with a bleak edge and a humane heart, rather than action or horror spectacle.
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