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“This two-and-a-half-hour viral epic is reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic. A drama with storylines jostling for space in an eerily familiar story, replete with unsettling images.”

- Global News

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"A great movie that injects kindness, justice , courage, awakening and hope into the hearts of the audience!"

- Vision Times

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"The film doesn't give easy answers, but it pushes you to ask tough questions…Honest, intense, and deeply unsettling in all the right ways."

- IMDb User Review

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"With each new patient and body bag, Ma wants us to experience the terror that took place during those difficult days. And it's these scenes that feel the most authentic. The most real. They’re recent history and they’re meant to be felt.”

- Steve Norton, Film Critic

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"As a Chinese immigrant, this film deeply moved me. It made me feel suffocated and overwhelmed. I believe the director truly understands China."

- IMDb User Review

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“There’s no better way to describe it: the third act’s effectivity simply hurts. So reflective of our world, so recent in our cultural memory, the heartbreak of the moment finds its mark.

- Eden Proser, Film Critic

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"In a time when it's easy to feel powerless, stories like this matter. They remind us that one voice can still make a difference."

- IMDb User Review

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"Many scenes in it, including the epidemic outbreak, the lockdown, and the national mourning of the doctor, are what we experienced in person when we were in China, and I am so deeply touched! "

- IMDb User Review

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"It's rare to see an indie movie take on such a big, complex subject with this much depth and emotional weight. On the surface, it's a medical thriller, but underneath, it feels like an epic"

- IMDb User Review

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“This two-and-a-half-hour viral epic is reminiscent of the early days of the pandemic. A drama with storylines jostling for space in an eerily familiar story, replete with unsettling images.”

- Global News

"A great movie that injects kindness, justice , courage, awakening and hope into the hearts of the audience!"

- Vision Times

"The film doesn't give easy answers, but it pushes you to ask tough questions…Honest, intense, and deeply unsettling in all the right ways."

- IMDb User Review

"With each new patient and body bag, Ma wants us to experience the terror that took place during those difficult days. And it's these scenes that feel the most authentic. The most real. They’re recent history and they’re meant to be felt.”

- Steve Norton, Film Critic

"As a Chinese immigrant, this film deeply moved me. It made me feel suffocated and overwhelmed. I believe the director truly understands China."

- IMDb User Review

“There’s no better way to describe it: the third act’s effectivity simply hurts. So reflective of our world, so recent in our cultural memory, the heartbreak of the moment finds its mark.

- Eden Proser, Film Critic

"In a time when it's easy to feel powerless, stories like this matter. They remind us that one voice can still make a difference."

- IMDb User Review

"Many scenes in it, including the epidemic outbreak, the lockdown, and the national mourning of the doctor, are what we experienced in person when we were in China, and I am so deeply touched! "

- IMDb User Review

"It's rare to see an indie movie take on such a big, complex subject with this much depth and emotional weight. On the surface, it's a medical thriller, but underneath, it feels like an epic"

- IMDb User Review

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Thriller-Drama   |  2h 28 min  |  2025  |  HD

A top-tier Canadian virologist and his Chinese wife are suddenly arrested by military secret agents in Beijing. He is threatened with the task of stealing a sample of his own work from the P4 laboratory in Winnipeg, and the situation rapidly turns worse when people begin to fall ill.

Directed by Yan Ma

Written by Rob W. King & Yan Ma

Proudly Filmed and Produced in Canada

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Cineplex Cinemas Fairview Mall (Chinese subtitles)

1800 Sheppard Avenue East, Unit Y007, Toronto, ON

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Cineplex Odeon Westhills Cinemas

165 Stewart Green SW, Calgary, AB

CALGARY

Odeon International Village (Chinese subtitles)

88 W Pender St, Vancouver, BC

VANCOUVER

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