We Bury the Dead.

Umbrella has released the official poster for We Bury the Dead, a gripping and emotional survival thriller starring Daisy Ridley (Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens).  Written and directed by Zak Hilditch (1922, These Final Hours), the film will release in Australian and New Zealand cinemas from February 5, 2026.

Receiving its International premiere at SXSW Austin, the hotly anticipated thriller is set in the aftermath of a devastating military experiment, drawing audiences deep into a haunting and emotionally charged survival story where the dead don’t stay buried. The film also stars Brenton Thwaites (Titans) and Mark Coles Smith (Mystery Road: Origin) alongside Ridley in what is Hilditch’s most ambitious feature film to date.

We Bury the Dead, follows Ava (Daisy Ridley) a desperate woman who volunteers for a body retrieval unit in a decimated Tasmania, hoping to find her missing husband. But as the unit begins its grim task, the corpses show signs of movement – and Ava’s search spirals into a terrifying battle for survival. Her journey into the heart of Tasmania forces her to confront the undead – and reckon with her own unresolved past.

“This was a true labour of love from everyone involved and I’m thrilled to finally bring it to audiences in all its glory on the big screen in February,” says Hilditch.

We Bury the Dead is produced by Kelvin Munro and Grant Sputore for WA production company The Penguin Empire, alongside Ross Dinerstein (Campfire Studios), and Joshua Harris and Mark Fasano (Gramercy Park). Executive producers are Nathan Klingher and Ford Corbett (Gramercy Park), Nicholas Erickson, Sean Fannan and D.J. Jiang (Giant Leap Media) and Ari Harrison and Jeff Harrison (Umbrella).

We Bury the Dead will be in cinemas February 5

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