Outbreak: Anatomy of a Plague
Synopsis
Patient Zero is a stewardess, stricken with what she thinks is chickenpox. She goes to ground in a Montreal hotel room. A few weeks later, she's back on the job, unaware of her role in an impending public health catastrophe. Pandemics have killed more people throughout history than all wars combined. They are unpredictable - and inevitable. Are we ready for the next big one? Outbreak: Anatomy of a Plague juxtaposes a 21st century scenario against the little-known story of the 1885 smallpox epidemic that devastated Montreal. Combining brisk narrative with rigorous research, it vividly evokes a modern city under siege, drawing eerie parallels with 1885. Confronted with social unrest, ethnic scapegoating and economic ruin, authorities struggle to maintain control - and to contain a deadly infection.
Credits
- Colm Feoreas Self - Narrator
- Marcel Cadotteas Self - Head of Pathology, Hotel Dieu de Montreal
- Michael Blissas Self - Historian & Author, Plague: How Smallpox Devastated Montreal
- Marc Beiqueas Self - Head of Emergency Medicine, MUHC
- Andre Picardas Self - Public Health Journalist, Globe & Mail
- Michael Libmanas Self - Head of Infectious Diseases MUHC
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Edited by Susan ShanksShot by Nathalie Moliavko VisotzkyScored by Ganesh Anandan
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2010 · Box office
Produced on a $1.1M budget
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18 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Colm Feore
as Self - Narrator
Marcel Cadotte
as Self - Head of Pathology, Hotel Dieu de Montreal
Michael Bliss
as Self - Historian & Author, Plague: How Smallpox Devastated Montreal
Marc Beique
as Self - Head of Emergency Medicine, MUHC
Andre Picard
as Self - Public Health Journalist, Globe & Mail
Michael Libman
as Self - Head of Infectious Diseases MUHC
Ken Alibek
as Self - Former Soviet Scientist
Andre Dascal
as Self - Department of Infectious Diseases, Montreal Jewish General Hospital
Theresa Tam
as Self - Director General, Canadian Centre for Emrgency Preparedness and Response
Jacques Viau
as Self, Vaccination Risk Awareness Network
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