| Zombitopia | |
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| Directed by | Woo Ming Jin |
| Written by | Woo Ming Jin Neesa Jamal |
| Produced by | Woo Ming Jin Aron Koh Lim Ying Xian |
| Starring | Shaheizy Sam Elvina Mohamad Bront Palarae Azman Hassan Sharifah Amani |
| Cinematography | Lesly Leon Lee |
| Edited by | Woo Ming Jin Yap Xhian Way Edmund Yeo |
| Music by | Chapavich Temnitikul Wuttipon Phumcokrak |
Production companies | Greenlight Pictures Sunstrong Entertainment Lomo Pictures |
| Distributed by | Disney+ Hotstar (co-distributed with Skop Productions) |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Malaysia |
| Language | Malay |
| Budget | MYR 3 million |
Zombitopia or known asZombietopia is a 2021MalaysianMalay-languagepost-apocalypticaction horror film directed byWoo Ming Jin along written by himself with Neesa Jamal, starringShaheizy Sam, Elvina Mohamad,Bront Palarae, Azman Hassan andSharifah Amani.[1] The film revolves around a mysterious virus that causes infected humans to act violently, causing azombie apocalypse.[2]
With the film being licensed with Skop Productions, the film was originally scheduled for released on 13 February 2020 but postponed due to thecoronavirus pandemic. However, the film released exclusively onDisney+ Hotstar on 2 July 2021.[3]
About 15 years ago, a virus attacked humans, causing those infected to act violently. Zidik awoke to find his sister attacking their mother, while their father sacrificed himself, allowing Zidik to escape.
Afterwards, Zidik was raised in an orphanage run by the cruel Kak Lily. There, he befriended another orphan named Zooey. One day, Zidik was expelled from the orphanage for disobeying Aunt Lily's orders, and after that, he never saw Zooey again.
As Zidik grew up, he worked with Hassan, who had taken him in after discovering him living alone on the streets. Both men remain trapped in the past: Hassan cannot accept the loss of his wife to the virus and often forgets that she is dead, while Zidik clings to his memories of Zooey.
Meanwhile, Dr. Rahman, consumed by a desire for revenge, has created a new strain of the zombie virus, intending to plunge the world back into chaos. Zidik and Hassan find themselves caught in the unfolding turmoil of the second wave of the zombie outbreak. What will happen next?
This film was initially scheduled for release in the local cinemas on 13 February 2020, which is one month before theCOVID-19 pandemic begin in the country, but postponed then until the new date announced.[4][5] Over a year later, the film was released with the exclusive premiere as Hotstar Originals onDisney+ Hotstar on 2 July 2021.[3] An official trailer of the film spotted on Skop ProductionsYouTube channel on 21 January 2020[6] and on Disney+ Hotstar Malaysia YouTube channel on 4 May 2021.[7]