Diary of the Dead is a 2007 American/Canadian horror film by George A. Romero. Although independently produced, it was distributed theatrically by Dimension Films and was released in cinemas on February 15, 2008 and on DVD by The Weinstein Company and Genius Entertainment on May 20, 2008. Diary of the Dead is the fifth film in Romero's highly acclaimed Dead series of zombie films. It is not a direct sequel to previous films in the series, instead being "a rejigging of the myth" according to Romero. Diary of the Dead follows a band of people making a horror film at the time of the first... outbreak who decide to record the epidemic incident documentary-style and end up themselves being chased down by zombies. The film begins with footage from a news cameraman and reporter, who are covering a story about an immigrant man killing his wife and son before committing suicide. The reanimated corpses of the son and wife attack the medics and police officers and are killed, but not before they bite the reporter and a medic.
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| Release date: | September 8, 2007 |
| Directed by: | George A. Romero |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 95 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ara Katz, Art Spigel, Sam Englebardt, Peter Grunwald |
| Editor: | Michael Doherty |
| Music by: | Norman Orenstein |
| Cinematography: | Adam Swica |
| Screenplay by: | George A. Romero |
| Estimated budget: | $2,000,000 |
| Genre: | Disaster, Science Fiction |