Virus Undead

Professor Bergen discovers a vaccine for a H5N1-like pandemic and documents the potential of a mutated virus. His results show the pathogen growing more aggressive, particularly in nearby birds. He continues his research as the threat begins to loom over the town.

During a crucial experiment, the flock of birds turns against him and attacks. Bergen is killed by his test subjects in the lab. His death marks the deadly outbreak beginning to spill beyond the lab walls.

Robert, a medical student, travels back to his hometown to settle his grandfather's estate. He has missed Bergen's funeral in the process. He is joined by two fellow medical students, Eugen and Patrick, whose rivalry adds tension to the reunion.

The group arrives at Professor Bergen's mansion, which is in near ruins. Robert's ex-girlfriend Marlene confronts him about their past and why he left town. The tense reunion foreshadows the dangerous night ahead.

Robert and Marlene begin to reconcile amid the chaos. Vanessa and Patrick continue their flirtation, and the pair leave the others to have sex. The party dynamics reveal dangerous undercurrents as the night progresses.

Eugen, drunk on absinthe and depressed, attempts to take his own life. Robert intervenes and stops him, highlighting the group’s fragility as the viral threat looms closer. The moment lays bare the psychological strain of the situation.

Bollman, the town bully, becomes infected after coming into contact with the mutated virus. He develops large boils and becomes savage and animalistic, signaling the outbreak's escalation within the mansion. The threat widens beyond the original subjects.

Bollman, thought dead, suddenly reappears and resumes his attacks. Robert is forced to shoot him dead to end the rampage. The grim scene deepens the group's fear of the virus and its recovery will be all but impossible.

Shaken by the violence, Robert volunteers to seek help, and Marlene joins him. They leave the mansion in hopes of finding external aid and a way to contain the outbreak. The escape attempt marks a potential turning point for the survival of the group.

Eugen and Vanessa burn Bollman's body and watch over Patrick, though Eugen secretly continues his taunts and threatens to kill Patrick. Vanessa escapes into the woods, seeking safety away from the mounting chaos. The actions reveal how fear drives conflicting moral choices.

Robert and Marlene witness Lieutenant Lehmann murder and attempt to cannibalize a local, forcing them to retreat back to the mansion. The human threat is now as dangerous as the infected, complicating any hope of outside help. Tension rises as the group seeks shelter.

Robert and Marlene use Professor Bergen's lab to analyze the virus, hoping to understand its mutation and find a way to stop it. Eugen scoffs at their efforts, emphasizing a fatalistic view that some people will die. The investigation highlights the rift between science and despair within the group.

Patrick, semiconscious, saves the others from a stray villager who enters the mansion. The group refuses to kill him, choosing to bind him upstairs and continue their research instead. The scene foregrounds the moral conflict at the heart of their response to infection.

As the virus overtakes him, Eugen turns and helps Vanessa fight off infected villagers before collapsing. In a moment of clarity, he commits suicide, sacrificing himself rather than becoming a danger to others. The loss underscores the fatal reach of the outbreak.

Dawn breaks as soldiers storm the property, killing the infected townspeople and taking Robert in for testing. A rival scientist to Bergen asserts that they will have the situation under control soon, but Robert remains unconvinced that the virus can be stopped. The film closes on an uncertain note about the outbreak’s ultimate fate.