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Gangs of the Dead
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Wikipedia article
'Gangs of the Dead', originally 'Last Rites', is a zombie survival film released in 2006, starring Enrique Almeida and Reggie Bannister.
Plot
The film takes place in the city of Los Angeles, California, and follows two intertwined plots.[http://www.horrorwatch.com/reviews/movies/gangs-of-the-dead.shtml Horrorwatch.com : Gangs of the Dead]
The main plot concerns a meteorite that crashes in Los Angeles. It carries alien spores that spread across the city, transforming humans into flesh-eating zombies.
The other story is about two rival gangs, "The Lords of Crenshaw" and "El Diablo", who continue to fight for dominance of Los Angeles even as it falls to the zombie horde.[http://www.blockbuster.com/movies/gangs-of-the-dead.html Gangs of the Dead - Blockbuster Online]
Cast
* Enrique Almeida as Santos
* Howard Alonzo as Jerome
* Reggie Bannister as Mitchell
* Stephen Basilone as O'Bannon
* James C. Burns as Campbell
Release
The film was first released under its original title of 'Last Rites' at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 30, 2006. It was later released direct to video on May 1, 2007 under the new title of 'Gangs of the Dead'.[http://blogcritics.org/video/article/movie-review-gangs-of-the-dead/ Movie Review: Gangs of the Dead - Blogcritics Video]
In both Germany and Italy, the film was released under the title of 'City of the Dead'.[http://www.moviepilot.de/movies/city-of-the-dead City of the Dead - MoviePilot.de]
In the United Kingdom, the film was released under the title of '48 Weeks Later', in an effort to capitalise on the success of '28 Weeks Later', which had been released in 2007.[http://www.foxinternational.com/28weekslater/ 28 Weeks Later: Fox International]
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