Zombitopia or known as Zombietopia is a 2021 Malaysian Malay-language post-apocalyptic action horror film directed by Woo Ming Jin along written by himself with Neesa Jamal, starring Shaheizy Sam, Elvina Mohamad, Bront Palarae, Azman Hassan and Sharifah Amani. The film revolves around a mysterious virus that causes infected humans to act violently, causing a zombie apocalypse.
With the film being licensed with Skop Productions, the film was originally scheduled for released on 13 February 2020 but postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, the film released exclusively on Disney+ Hotstar on 2 July 2021.
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Plot
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?
Cast
Shaheizy Sam as Zidik
Elvina Mohamad as Zooey
Bront Palarae as Dr. Rahman
Nur Shahidah as Siti
Azman Hassan as Hassan
Sharifah Amani as Maya
Idan Aedan as Zidik kecil
Amanda Amry as Zooey kecil
Ruzana Ibrahim as Kak Lily
Eqy Afandi as Jamal
Kazar Razak as Mika
Nu'Man Salleh as Bob
Jay Iswazir as Kamarul
Ken Abdullah as Bentong Khan
Michael Leong Chee Wah as Yuri
Steve Yap as Lee Boon Kit
Dania Erisha as Kiki
Danny Low as Mustapha
Release
This film was initially scheduled for release in the local cinemas on 13 February 2020, which is one month before the COVID-19 pandemic begin in the country, but postponed then until the new date announced. Over a year later, the film was released with the exclusive premiere as Hotstar Originals on Disney+ Hotstar on 2 July 2021. An official trailer of the film spotted on Skop Productions YouTube channel on 21 January 2020 and on Disney+ Hotstar Malaysia YouTube channel on 4 May 2021.