This
is the true and horrific account of the 1972 Variola
Vera epidemic [Small Pox] in Belgrade, filmed inside Gradska Bolnica (City
Hospital), the epicenter of the outbreak itself. This extremely rare film
(in the West) is long considered a masterpiece of Serbian cinematography,
all the more poignant and terrifying because it's based on a grim reality,
punctuated by the claustrophobic setting of the quarantined hospital.
Here is a struggle of humanity in the darkest of times helmed by director
Goran Markovic who used a team of doctors to recreate a realistic environment
and not merely a fictional horror movie.
Specifically,
the story deals with a lone traveler from the Middle East who inadvertently
brings the Small Pox virus into Yugoslavia, transmitting the fatal disease
to everyone he meets. The Military surrounds the hospital and imposes
a mandatory lockdown, forbidding anyone from entering or leaving, while
the government considers the necessity of mass extermination for everyone
inside.
A Serbian
film with optional English subtitles; fullscreen format, 110 minutes,
DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC WORLD FORMAT. Extras include theatrical
trailers.
Violence/Sexual
Themes/Disease Gore
for Mature Audiences
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