Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
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After losing her superhuman abilities to a sinister corporate leader, Alice must navigate a zombie-infested wasteland to find a rumored sanctuary.
The story
Following the outbreak of a T-virus that has turned most of Earth's inhabitants into zombies, Alice, a superpowered human, battles her former employer, the sinister Umbrella Corporation. After a confrontation with the head of Umbrella, Albert Wesker, Alice is stripped of her superhuman abilities. She must now navigate a dangerous world and ally herself with a group of survivors to find a rumored sanctuary known as Arcadia. The journey takes her through various dangerous locations as she attempts to reclaim her strength and find safety among the undead.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Alice and her clones infiltrate Umbrella HQ in Tokyo, where she is injected with an anti-virus by Albert Wesker, stripping her of her powers. Six months later, she travels to Alaska and encounters Claire Redfield, whom she pacifies. They travel to Los Angeles and find a group of survivors in a prison. They rescue Chris Redfield, who reveals he is Claire's brother. While attempting to escape the prison, they are attacked by 'the Axeman' and a swarm of zombies. They eventually reach the Arcadia, a cargo tanker. Alice discovers that the ship is an Umbrella trap. She finds Wesker on board, who is struggling with the T-virus. After a battle with Wesker and his employee Bennett, Alice and the Redfields manage to defeat them. Wesker escapes, but his plane explodes. Alice prepares to turn the Arcadia into a sanctuary, but is interrupted by an approaching fleet of Umbrella aircraft led by Jill Valentine.
- First release year
- 2010
- Runtime (minutes)
- 97
- Production countries
- United States; United Kingdom
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Paul W. S. Anderson
- Writers
- Paul W. S. Anderson · writer
- Cast and characters
- Milla Jovovich · Alice; Ali Larter · Claire Redfield; Kim Coates · Bennett; Shawn Roberts · Albert Wesker; Sergio Peris-Mencheta · Angel; Spencer Locke · K-Mart; Boris Kodjoe · Luther; Wentworth Miller · Chris Redfield
- Genres
- action; horror
- Themes
- survival; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; tense
- Premise and plot tags
- zombie apocalypse; superhuman; survival; corporate conspiracy
- Source material / true-story basis
- video game series
- Franchise connections
- Resident Evil
- Production trivia
- The film was the first in the series to be shot in 3D.; The production used a 1983 Yak-52 aircraft for scenes involving Alice and Claire.; The character Chris Redfield was included in the film for the first time in the franchise.
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