Plague City: SARS in Toronto | |
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Directed by | David Wu |
Written by | Collin Friesen Pete McCormack |
Produced by | Wendy Grean |
Starring | Kari Matchett Ron White Rick Roberts |
Cinematography | David Herrington |
Edited by | David Wu |
Music by | Lawrence Shragge |
Production companies | Lionsgate Television Slanted Wheel Entertainment |
Distributed by | CTV |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Plague City: SARS in Toronto is a 2005 medical thriller television movie directed by David Wu, set during the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto.[1] The locations and characters were composite characters or fictionalized versions of actual Toronto medical personnel and facilities.[2]
Produced by CTV as part of its "Signature Series" of television films dramatizing significant Canadian news stories,[3] it was filmed in Toronto and Hamilton.[4] It was written by Collin Friesen and Pete McCormack.[5]
The film aired on May 29, 2005, on CTV.[6]