Outbreak: Anatomy of a Plague (2010)

Directed by

Jefferson Lewis

Genre

documentary, history, drama

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 25m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A documentary that blends a fictional 21st century outbreak scenario with the true story of the 1885 smallpox epidemic in Montreal. It shows how authorities face social unrest, ethnic scapegoating, and economic collapse while trying to contain a deadly infection.

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Trailer

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