Director: Zak Hilditch
Cast: Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith, Matt Whelan, Chloe Hurst
We Bury the Dead is a 2026 Australian-American horror thriller directed by Zak Hilditch, starring Daisy Ridley as a woman who ventures into a government quarantine zone after a catastrophic outbreak turns the recently deceased into increasingly aggressive predators — and the official story begins to unravel.
What is We Bury the about?
When the dead begin to rise following a large-scale military catastrophe, authorities issue reassurances: the reanimated are slow, manageable, and pose no real threat to civilians. Grieving families are told to wait. Ava refuses. Determined to find her missing husband, she slips past checkpoints and into the sealed quarantine zone, where the reality she encounters bears no resemblance to the government briefings. The longer she spends inside, the more apparent it becomes that the situation is evolving rapidly — and that whatever the undead are becoming, they are nothing like what the public has been told. Survival now depends on facing that truth before it is too late.
Cast & crew
Director Zak Hilditch, best known for his work on genre projects in both Australia and the United States, brings a taut, claustrophobic sensibility to the film. Daisy Ridley leads as Ava, carrying the film's emotional weight. Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith, Matt Whelan, Chloe Hurst, Kym Jackson, Holly Hargreaves, and Deanna Cooney round out an ensemble built for mounting dread.
Context & significance
Zombie and post-apocalyptic horror has a long tradition of using the undead as a mirror for social anxieties — government deception, institutional failure, and the cost of blind trust in authority. We Bury the Dead leans into that lineage with a female lead who refuses to accept the official narrative, a story structure that will resonate strongly with diaspora audiences who have their own lived experience of information control and the search for truth in impossible circumstances. The film is available in Persian dub on K-Time, making it fully accessible to Farsi-speaking viewers without any language barrier.
Where & how to watch
We Bury the Dead is available now on K-Time in Persian dub and with Persian subtitles. Stream it through the K-Time web player, on your smart TV, or on your phone — no VPN required, no geo-blocking, and no extra download needed. Cancel anytime.