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The Plague (1992)

The Plague poster
Original title
La peste
Directed by
Luis Puenzo
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
2h 20m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 30 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A city is hit by a sudden outbreak of a deadly disease. Doctors and officials struggle to contain the crisis while facing fear and moral dilemmas.

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What happens

The Plague (original title: La Peste) is a 1992 Argentine-French-British drama film written and directed by Luis Puenzo and starring William Hurt, Sandrine Bonnaire, Robert Duvall and Raul Julia. It is based on the novel La Peste by Albert Camus. It entered the competition at the 49th Venice International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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