28 Days Later: Episode 30

In this week’s episode, we dive into Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later—a haunting portrayal of a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a rage virus. But the real terror isn’t just the infected—it’s what happens when humanity loses its moral compass. As survivors clash with soldiers in a crumbling society, we’re forced to ask: What are people capable of when the rules disappear?

This discussion takes a sobering turn as we connect the film’s themes to the real-life horror faced by comfort women—women and girls who were systematically abducted, trafficked, and sexually enslaved by the Japanese military during World War II. Through this lens, we explore the weaponization of women’s bodies, the myth of protection by military power, and how rage—real or viral—has been used to justify violence against the vulnerable.