28 Years Later Sets Up a Battle Between Two Visions of Britain
The story unfolds in a time close to the future, following decades after Britain suffered a zombie outbreak depicted in the initial film. Although remnants of the pre-virus era are still somewhat fresh in people’s minds, it has been long enough for separate groups of survivors to establish their own mini societies. One such settlement is the island where our young protagonist Spike (Alfie Williams) resides with his parents, Jamie (Aaron Taylor Johnson) and Isla (Jodie Comer). The film incorporates substantial CGI, yet the island is a real location: Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, an isolated landmass off the north coast of England that can only be reached from the mainland during low tide.