Melanie (Sennla Nanua) is desperate to be loved. But she is treated as a highly dangerous experiment, a medical oddity, and possible vector for disease. See, the world has been overrun by the Hungries, a fungal-based zombie apocalypse that turns people into ravenous flesh eaters. But children born with the spores, like Melanie, are symbiotic and Dr. Caldwell (Glenn Close) hopes that a cure is to be found within them. Melanie prefers Miss Justineau (Gemma Aterton), a teacher willing to see her as a person instead of a thing, and when the military base is overrun, Melanie may be the only hope they have to survive.
This is based on a truly excellent book by Mike Carey and even though he also wrote the screenplay here, it just kind of becomes a generic zombie movie. It's not bad by any means, and if you're a fan of the genre it is definitely worth the watch. (But hurry. It's only on Netflix until the end of the month.) If you're not a fan, there is nothing for you here. I'd still recommend the book but I also just recommend everything Carey has written. He is very, very good.
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