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The Flu (2013)

The Flu poster
Original title
감기
Directed by
Kim Sung-su
Genre
horror film, disaster film, science fiction film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
2h 01m
Rated
R
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 1,282 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A deadly bird flu virus breaks out in a crowded South Korean district, infecting people rapidly and causing a quarantine crisis. A rescue worker and a doctor struggle to save a child and stop the disease from spreading further.

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What happens

Flu (Korean: 감기; RR: Gamgi; alternatively titled The Flu) is a 2013 South Korean disaster film written and directed by Kim Sung-su, about an outbreak of a deadly strain of H5N1 that kills its victims within 36 hours, throwing Bundang District of Seongnam, which has a population of nearly half a million people, into chaos. It stars Jang Hyuk, Soo Ae and Park Min-ha. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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