It stars Elliot Page, Sam Keeley, and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor,[3] and was screened in the Special Presentations section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival.
[4] A plague called the Maze Virus has previously swept through Europe, transforming its victims into a homicidal, zombie-like state.
Their 'Rehabilitation Officer', Sergeant Cantor, has little faith that the Cured can integrate back into society without further violence, and treats them with hostility.
This is a source of political tension in the community, as the never-infected suspect aloud that the Cured would love to see another outbreak of the Maze Virus, as they would be largely immune to its effects.
Senan initially refuses, but after experiencing the hostility of society towards the Cured, he takes part in an arson mission for the group.
Cantor approaches Abbie at her house and tells her that the infected are linked in some telepathic manner, and that they form into packs like predatory animals.
Conor later approaches Abbie, and tacitly admits that he and Senan killed her husband while they were infected during the early days of the outbreak.
The Cured grossed $26,630 in the United States and Canada and $297,146 in other territories for a worldwide total of $323,776,[1] plus $48,200 with home video sales.
The site's critics' consensus reads, "The zombie apocalypse genre is crowded with clichés, but The Cured sets itself slightly apart with some extra BRAAAAAAAAAAINS and thematic depth.