We Bury the Dead
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2026 | 95m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | Zak Hilditch |
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| Writer: | Zak Hilditch |
| Staring: |
| After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don't just rise—they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava enters a quarantine zone searching for her missing husband, she uncovers the horrifying truth: the undead are growing more violent, more relentless, and more dangerous with every passing hour. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 2026 |
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| Director: | Zak Hilditch |
| Writer: | Zak Hilditch |
| Genres: | Drama, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Keywords | australia, undead, zombie, missing person, military, tasmania, apocalyptic, quarantine zone |
| Production Companies | Screen Australia, ScreenWest, Lotterywest, Campfire Studios, The Penguin Empire, Gramercy Park Media |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $1,340,000
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: Sep 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Daisy Ridley | Ava |
| Brenton Thwaites | Clay |
| Mark Coles Smith | Riley |
| Matt Whelan | Mitch |
| Chloe Hurst | Katie Harris |
| Kym Jackson | Lt. Wilkie |
| Holly Hargreaves | Mrs. Smith |
| Deanna Cooney | Bianca |
| Elijah Williams | Greg |
| Salme Geransar | Private Clarkson |
| Luke Jai McIntosh | Cadet |
| Joel Jackson | Anxious Bus Volunteer |
| Dan Paris | Captain Vance |
| Nicola Bartlett | Woman on Plane |
| Kim Fleming | Briefing Colonel |
| Kingsley Judd | Camper Van Dad |
| Megan Hollier | Farm Girl |
| Steve McCall | Bogan |
| David Genat | Desperate Man |
| Matthew Parkin | Truck Driver |
| Jimmy Duncan | Vomiting Hipster |
| Bruce Denny | Old Man in Chair |
| Sinthaphet Toto Boutdara | Shower Man |
| Imogen Rose Flint | Shower Woman |
| Neven Connolly | Oily Man |
| Mia Shaw | Woman with Pram |
| Amanda Faye Chadler | Woman on Bed |
| Crystal Heo | Pink Haired Stripper |
| Sarah Ritchie | Pole Dancer |
| Tom McCathie | Scraggly Farmer |
| Ruby Mitchell | Employee of the Month |
| Rebekah Henderson | Camper Van Mum |
| Archie Henderson | Camper Van Son |
| Misha Henderson | Camper Van Daughter |
| Kate Winders | Nervous Woman on Bus #1 |
| Hayley Parker | Nervous Woman on Bus #2 |
| Cherry Pearce | Yoga Instructor |
| Rebecca Buck | Dead Customer (as Rebekka Buck) |
| Lilly Iceton | Smith Twin |
| Zoe Iceton | Smith Twin |
| Alex Yakimov | Soldier |
| Joshua Saurin | Soldier |
| Chris Cho | Soldier |
| Isaac Davies | Soldier |
| Christopher Hill | Soldier |
| Susie Chapman | Medic |
| Jennah Bannear | Medic |
| Anika Moodie | Shed Captive |
| Danielle Antaki | Shed Captive |
| Ashanti Suriyam | Shed Captive |
| Maia Milbourne | Shed Captive |
| Kurtis Van Vliet | Shed Captive |
| Stuart Haliday | Shed Captive |
| Jordan Guretti | Army Personnel |
| John Monk | Army Personnel |
| Damien Yarran | Army Personnel |
| Lee Jankowski | Bus Soldier (as Leeroy Jankowski) |
| Megan Aspinall | Young Woman on Bus |
| Maeve Lillian Bransby | Baby |
| Takia Morrison | Jane (uncredited) |
| Rochelle Emanuel-Smith | Julia (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Zak Hilditch | Director, Writer |
| Mark Boskell | First Assistant Director |
| Jade van der Lei | Line Producer |
| Sean Roe Curran | Second Assistant Director |
| Merlin Eden | Editor |
| Bill Goodes | Art Direction |
| James Crombie | Set Decoration |
| Lisa Galea | Costume Design |
| Hayley Atherton | Makeup Artist |
| Jason Baird | Prosthetic Designer |
| Amy Danieli | Makeup Artist |
| Sean Genders | Prosthetic Supervisor |
| Mercyll Cooper | Makeup Artist |
| Steve Annis | Director of Photography |
| Brendan Hill | Foley Editor |
| Megan Carpenter | Casting |
| Lauren Mullally | Assistant Editor |
| Clark | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ross M. Dinerstein | Producer |
| Nathan Klingher | Executive Producer |
| Mark Fasano | Producer |
| Ford Corbett | Executive Producer |
| Kelvin Munro | Producer |
| Grant Sputore | Producer |
| Nicholas Erickson | Executive Producer |
| Sean Fannan | Executive Producer |
| Mario de La Guardia | Executive Producer |
| Jatin Desai | Executive Producer |
| Anna-Nora Bernstein | Co-Producer |
| Lee Broda | Executive Producer |
| Laurel Charnetsky | Executive Producer |
| Nick Farnell | Executive Producer |
| Kristen Figeroid | Executive Producer |
| Greg Friedman | Executive Producer |
| Ryan Friscia | Executive Producer |
| Ari Harrison | Executive Producer |
| Jeff Harrison | Executive Producer |
| Zak Hilditch | Executive Producer |
| Phil Hunt | Executive Producer |
| D.J. Jiang | Executive Producer |
| Nelson Khoury | Executive Producer |
| Ari Novak | Executive Producer |
| Joey Suquet | Executive Producer |
| Emily Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Joshua Harris | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 11 | 8 | 28 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2026 | 1 | 32 | 263 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 12 | 146 | 542 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 11 | 64 | 448 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 10 | 162 | 497 |
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Full review: https://movieswetextedabout.com/we-bury-the-dead-movie-review-daisy-ridley-delivers-a-masterclass-in-stoic-despair/ Rating: B- "We Bury The Dead ends up being a positive experience, where technical excellence and a sweeping central performance try to compensate for a script that l ... oses its breath and coherence in the home stretch. Although it doesn't manage to keep the promise of its unique premise until the end, falling into conventions it sought to avoid, Zak Hilditch's film offers enough to deserve attention, especially for the way it treats horror as an extension of human pain. It's a visceral reminder that the true battle isn't against the monsters walking out there, but against the memories that refuse to let us go, proving that sometimes the only way to survive grief is to finally look it in the eye."
Jan 03, 2026