Forgive Us All (2025)

[bunniefuu]

They say God has left us.

Couldn't believe

what we've become.

I think this to be true.

Matty, baby.

I'm so sorry.

...given us pause

to reflect on what we've lost.

- Our world used

to vibrate with life,

but now it's...

...it's just eerily quiet.

It's nearly four years

since the outbreak,

and the days are definitely

getting longer and harder.

Feels like we're stuck

on a hamster wheel

and can't get off.

Howlers have ravaged the hills

and k*lled off

most of the animals we hunt.

GMA officials continue to track

in the mountains,

capturing, or should I say,

murdering, many of us runners.

But there are stories

surfacing about

riots breaking out in the camps.

Finally, people

are starting to fight back

against the regime.

We've buried too many out here,

made too many makeshift graves

for friends, family,

people just trying to survive.

But we cling to better days,

use them as--

Coming today, kiddo?

Is it okay if I skip?

I just need a walk.

Not too far.

You hear?

I heard you.

Hyah! Hyah!

Hyah!

Did you get it, brother?

I got it.

- You ain't got bit, did you?

- Agents clipped me.

- f*ck. f*ck.

- They're on my arse.

Get on.

- You gotta go.

- No way.

-We're both getting out of here.

-Yeah, I can hold 'em off.

I'm not f*cking leaving

without you.

I'm not the one

that needs saving, mate.

Give me your hat.

f*ck.

Don't worry, mate.

Looks better on me anyway.

Go. Go!

Hyah! Hyah!

Get down!

Get down!

Cover me!

Aah!

f*ck.

f*ck!

- He talking?

- Not to me.

The other one?

- Tracks lead north.

- He has it?

He has to, and he's injured.

Brooks shot him leaving camp.

Well, at least

someone's doing their job.

You know, you runners

are the bane of my existence,

and yet...

...you don't actually

make a difference.

You're just

a f*ck' nuisance, really.

And look at the state of you.

For what?

And yet...

I'd still rather

be a runner...

...than a sell-out

in one of your prison camps.

Would you?

Where's he going?

Where's he going?

f*ck you.

Mm.

f*ck me?

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Should have been

taken back to camp.

Processed properly.

He was never gonna talk,

and the camps are full.

-Come on,

let's get the other one.

-We need another team.

There are none. All the agents

are taken up with the riots.

And what if he's going

for the forest?

Wounded?

If we push on,

it'll get close to dark.

Well, you better

track him quick, then.

Let's go.

Hey. Easy.

What are you doing

out here alone?

Shh.

Hey.

Hey, kiddo.

How was the walk?

Yeah, fine.

Only got two today.

Who'd have thought

we'd run out of these mongrels?

I, uh...

I found another runner up there.

Henry somebody.

Eaten to the bone.

Hopefully not

ol' Henry Lawrence.

Remember?

He was a grumpy old bugger.

I, uh...

I saw some GMA agents

down at the river.

So we're gonna have

to lay low for a few days.

No more walks.

I need to show you

something, Otto.

Who the hell's this?

I found him barely conscious.

Where?

Rory, where?

At the river.

I don't want you

near that river.

-You'll be torn to pieces.

-I know.

- Is he infected?

- -He's not showing symptoms.

He's been shot.

Is this bloke GMA?

I don't know.

He was carrying this.

What were

you thinking?

-I thought we could--

-We could what?

Help him.

Those agents,

they'll be looking for him.

Right? You could have

led 'em straight here.

What was I supposed to do?

Just leave him to die?

That's exactly what

you're supposed to do!

-What are we gonna do?

-Well, it's too late

to move him now.

First light...

...he's off our property.

-Where are you going?

-To board up.

There's a storm coming.

They'll be out in force tonight.

You should eat.

I'm not hungry. I'm fine.

I know it's rabbit.

I've been trying

to find some deer,

but there's just none to be had.

It's like they've

all been taken.

I've discovered

we've got a blind spot

in the surveillance.

So, we probably need

another camera.

I'll have

to have a sniff around.

There's a couple of farms...

...out to the west

I've not been through yet.

Come on, kid.

You gotta eat.

I'm fine. I'm not hungry.

Look, I know the boy needs help,

but we're not the ones

to give it to him. All right?

Tomorrow mornin', I'll get him

as close as I can to the camp.

Fine.

Would you stop saying "fine"

when it's not f*cking fine?

What is it

that we're doing here, Otto?

We're surviving.

For what exactly?

What are we surviving for?

Your family, they're gone.

Your son is gone.

I'm not your

daughter-in-law anymore.

Do you get that?

I'm just a f*cking ghost.

They were infected.

You did the only thing

you could do.

And somehow you

need to find comfort in that.

There's no comfort

in what I did.

I'm gonna go to bed.

-Have you brushed

your teeth yet?

-Yes, Mum.

Well, that's a shame.

I'm gonna have to eat this cake

all by myself.

I haven't. I haven't, Mum.

I promise.

-Are you sure?

-One thousand percent.

Move over.

Good. Because nobody wants to do

that twice on their birthday.

Don't forget... make a wish.

Happy birthday.

Sweetheart, this is really good.

I'm working on the coloring.

-See the blue?

-I do. I love it.

This is going

straight on the fridge.

Hey.

I wished for Dad to come home.

He's helping the sick people.

What's wrong

with the sick people?

I don't know.

It may be a virus.

I wish I could tell you more.

Where did the virus come from?

Stay here. Don't move, okay?

Connor?

Dad? Dad!

Connor, you're scaring us.

Hey.

Hey.

Oh, easy, easy.

Easy. You're okay.

You're okay.

You're safe. It's all good.

Shh.

Shh!

The door!

Lock it! Lock it!

I can't reach it!

Get down! Get down!

It's gone.

Who are you?

Shouldn't I be asking you

that question?

Are you one of them?

No.

Why are you dressed like them?

Are you okay?

I need to go.

-Where's my backpack?

-You can't leave now.

You'll attract them.

-Where is it?

-Howlers will smell you

from a mile away.

What the f*ck have you done

with my backpack?

It's in the house.

It's in there.

Here. It's got salt in it.

Helps with dehydration.

You need to pack it.

-I don't have time.

-Yeah, well, you're gonna

have to find time.

Sit.

You got a name?

Noah.

And yours?

Rory.

Avoided the camps, huh?

For now.

I couldn't believe

how people just...

...obeyed those murdering th*gs.

Like no one gave a sh*t

about freedom no more.

Fear can make you do

a lot of things you shouldn't.

Breathe.

So, how has a runner

got Ivacron?

I broke into camp.

My boy's sick.

Your boy?

He was infected...

...two days ago.

If I don't get

the antidote to him before

the panting starts, then...

What's your son's name?

Leo.

He's eight.

Well, uh, eight and a half,

if you're asking him.

There.

I'm done. You should rest.

I'm grateful

for everything...

...but I have

to get back to my son.

Dawn's a couple of hours away.

Noah.

Noah, I understand

that time's against you,

but if you go out

into that forest,

you're not gonna make it

back to your son.

f*ck!

Okay.

Till dawn.

Then I'm gone.

Got something.

Four heat signatures,

three human, one large animal.

Foot of the ridge.

Come on. Let's go.

We should wait till sunup.

It's too risky moving at night.

If we don't get

the antidote back,

the protection

that our families get is gone.

Your father's

medical benefits...

...gone.

So do you and your old man

wanna chance it out here

on your own?

No?

Can we f*cking go now?

That howler was close.

How the f*ck did you get inside?

Just wait a minute.

Otto, stop.

How'd he get in our house?

-I let him in.

-You-- you what?

This is becoming a problem, kid.

- Look, he's not GMA.

- No, no, you stay there.

He's got a son

that was infected two days ago,

and he's just trying

to get back to him.

Where's "back"?

Miller's Flat.

"Miller's Flat"?

On the other side of the forest?

It's the truth.

Put the g*n down, Otto.

If you so much as flinch

the wrong way, I will k*ll you.

- We need to get

that jacket off him.

I'll get something of Connor's.

Well, you look like sh*t.

I feel it.

Look, I don't want

anything from you.

I didn't ask to come here.

All that I want is

to get back to my son.

How did your son get bit?

The dog took off.

Leo ran after her.

You got a dog?

Had.

Well...

I'm sorry about your son.

And your dog.

Here.

I'll do it.

- Aah!

- All right.

Thank you.

Otto.

Let's get him to the table.

What's happening to him?

He's got air build-up

in his chest,

pressuring his lungs,

stopping him breathing.

I'm gonna make a passage

for the air to escape.

- How the f*ck

do we do that?

- You can't be serious.

- It's just temporary.

The pressure will build again.

The problem is...

...there are two

major arteries in the chest.

-I have to miss them, or...

-Or what?

Well, he... he'll bleed out.

There it is.

Right...

...there.

Are you sure?

No.

All right, son.

This is gonna hurt.

One...

...two...

...three.

Yeah.

Good.

He just...

...passed out.

That's normal.

It's normal.

I reckon we go

right up the front.

He's been out too long.

Well, you know,

he's lost a lot of blood.

Even if he wakes now...

...he's never gonna make it

to Miller's Flat.

And what about his son?

We've done all we can.

Have we?

I'm getting you out of here

before those agents arrive.

The boy needs it within

72 hours, or it won't work.

You're going up to Callahan's.

They've got a bunker.

You'll be safe there.

I can take the horse.

Rory, you don't even know

what house he's in.

There's, like, five houses

in Miller's Flat.

-You're going up to Callahan's.

-Otto! Listen.

-You're not going

through that forest.

-If I leave now--

Rory, that boy is not Matty.

Isn't he?

What happened to us?

I can't let you go.

I know.

Oh, f*ck.

All right. All right,

we got two minutes.

Get him. Get the horse.

Get out of here.

- What about you?

- I'll stall them.

-You can't stay here.

-Rory, I've shot my way out

of worse than this. Go.

Just wait.

That's adrenaline.

You'll know.

Go.

Front's clear.

All right.

The back of the barn. Go.

Go.

Go.

Here. I'll saddle her.

What, you're not

gonna let us in?

Well, I got this rule, you see.

Never invite murderers

into the house.

I've been

a real stickler for it.

Right.

You've accidentally

stumbled onto private property.

All land control is

under the new Emergency Act.

GMA owns it now.

Hmm.

I don't remember signing

that document.

But, you know,

the post's been dreadful,

hasn't it?

You should have a look at that.

And you should be in camp.

Well, this was always

the retirement plan.

I think I'm good here.

But thanks for the offer.

Well, I might be willing

to overlook the fact

that you're out here

if you just tell me where he is.

It's just me, chap.

And my beautiful son

and granddaughter,

they're behind you.

Yeah, I saw that.

That's a shame

they weren't in camp.

Well, it's not just the infected

we have to worry about, is it?

We're not interested in you.

All right?

And even if we were,

we're at capacity.

We're hunting a man,

six foot, sandy hair,

probably injured,

definitely hostile.

Have you, uh, seen a man

who fits that description?

Well, you know...

...now I think of it,

there was a fella.

He would have been six foot.

Ah, but you see,

he was bald, and...

...just the one leg.

Oh.

I'm sorry I can't help you

with your inquiries.

Careful.

'Cause without order,

there's only chaos.

Right.

Is that what you told

the millions of imprisoned

with buyer's remorse?

A horse.

Still?

After all this time?

I haven't seen your man.

I'm obliged to tell you that

harboring an enemy of the state

is punishable by death.

I'm obliged to tell you

to f*ck off my property.

Aah!

You good?

Yeah, I think so. f*ck.

Logan.

f*ck off.

What'd you say?

Bye.

Logan?

Logan!

-What?

-Two bodies on horseback,

headed for the forest.

-Where's Brooks?

-Dead.

f*ck.

Oh, we gotta move.

I'm not coming with you.

-You know what's at stake.

-I do.

I can't be a part

of this system anymore.

Get on your horse.

No.

Get on your f*ck' horse!

No.

F--

Stop!

You gotta get out of here

before dark.

Noah, wait.

You may never come back.

Her name was Matty.

My husband infected her,

and I didn't protect her.

I put my child in the ground...

...and that guilt eats at you

every minute of every day.

So if I can save you

from doing what I had to,

I'm going into that forest

with you. Okay?

It can't all be for nothing.

Put this on your clothes.

It helps to disguise our scent.

Run!

Down here.

Go through the forest...

...till you get to the river.

What are you doing?

Track it north for two miles.

When you get out...

...keep going

till you reach the valley.

You'll see a house

with a red roof.

Give the antidote to my mother.

She's watching Leo.

You got it?

Yes.

Give me some a*mo.

Here.

Go.

Don't stop for anything.

Your daughter...

...was lucky

to have a mother like you.

Now.

Oh, f*ck.

Ah, f*ck!

Go on, f*cking do it.

Where are my boys?

They say God has left us.

Couldn't believe

what we've become.

I know this can't be true.