Synopsis
A case of the flu quickly morphs into a pandemic. As the death toll mounts and the living panic, the government plans extreme measures to contain it.
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Cast
- Jang HyukKang Ji-Koo
- Soo AeKim In-Hae
- Park Min-haKim Mi-Reu
- Yoo Hai-jinBae Kyung-Ub
- Ma Dong-seokJeon Kook-Hwan
- Lee Hee-junByung-Ki
- Lee Sang-yeobByoung-Woo
- Cha In-pyoSouth Korean President
- Kim Ki-hyeonPrime Minister
- Park Hyo-juTeacher Jung
Recommendations
- 50
The New York Times
The romance may be risible, but the scenes of mass panic and political desperation are slickly disturbing. - 50
Variety
The story flatlines as the crisis escalates, falling prey to pedestrian human drama and improbable conspiracy subplots. - 40
Time Out London
Director Sung-su Kim doesn’t spend long explaining how the heck this ravenous form of avian flu has come about, concentrating instead on the chaos as the epidemic spirals out of control. - 40
The Guardian
Coughs and sneezes do indeed spread diseases in this amusingly feverish thriller, a Korean attempt to take back some of those lurgies let loose by Soderbergh's colder-blooded "Contagion." - 40
Total Film
The result? Not so much "World War Z" as World War Zzzz.
