Plague_City:_SARS_in_Toronto

<i>Plague City: SARS in Toronto</i>

Plague City: SARS in Toronto

2005 Canadian film

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]

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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]

Cast

Critical response

John Doyle of The Globe and Mail wrote that the film "is in some ways, absurdly ambitious. It tries to capture an entire city's plight while sticking to the facts. It has many mundane TV-movie moments, but it's a grimly compelling production."[2]

Awards

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References

  1. [1]
    Joel Rubinoff, "SARS flick is . . . cough cough . . . a bit sick". Waterloo Region Record, May 28, 2005.
  2. [2]
    John Doyle, "No SARS jokes, please". The Globe and Mail, May 27, 2005.
  3. [3]
    "Plague City filmed in Toronto". Peterborough Examiner, January 8, 2005.
  4. [4]
    "CTV filming movie about Toronto SARS outbreak". The Globe and Mail, December 10, 2004.
  5. [5]
    "Ex-Winnipegger's voice tells SARS story". Winnipeg Free Press, May 28, 2005.
  6. [6]
    "SARS crisis becomes made-for-TV movie: Plague City tells story of 2003 outbreak in Toronto". Sudbury Star, May 28, 2005.
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