Ziam is led by Mark Prin Suparat and Nychaa Nuttanicha as Singh and Rin, a couple struggling to hold onto their lives as the world deteriorates around them. Singh's past as a Muay-Thai fighter is almost immediately put on display in an entertaining opening fight sequence that sets the stage for his unbeatable strength and skill. His singular goal throughout the story is to rescue Rin after the hospital where she works becomes ground zero for a zombie outbreak, whose origins are murky at best.
Like most post-apocalyptic stories, the true antagonist of the story is the greed of the ruling class. However, Ziam makes this a tertiary thematic element at best. A totalitarian government and rich moguls who have privatized survival are implied to be responsible for the outbreak and the horrible quality of life. However, Ziam takes no steps to reflect on this; it's simply a background fact about the story. It would be too much to make the narrative a pure morality tale, but a closer look at its themes could've made the project even better.
Additionally, Singh is strong, fast, and loves Rin, but that's about all we know about our protagonist. Singh is a personality-less vessel who defeats the bad guys and wins some of our affection by not being heartless enough to leave a child behind to die. Rin makes up for the Singh's lack of character, serving as a much more compelling lead character because the question of her survival is real. Conversely, there's little doubt that Singh will do anything but bash zombie brains in until he saves the day, which does have an element of comfort as the body count rises.
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