Variola vera

Jul 9 1982 N/A 1h 50m
Drama, History, Horror

An Albanian pilgrim, infected with an unknown disease, is on his way back to Belgrade from the Middle East. When doctors realize that it is a disease that has been considered eradicated, it is already too late - variola vera begins to languish and the hospital is quarantined.

Plot

One pilgrim, infected with an unknown illness, enter the country. Relocated from place to place is dying, and disease spreads. The moment they realize that they are responsible for the disease was considered eradicated, but it is too late. An outbreak of smallpox begins to revive, leading to lure individuals and society. The infected are isolated and left to the logic of the terrible diseases which all but forgotten, considering the distant past...

Written by

Goran Markovic, Milan Nikolic

Directed by

Goran Markovic

Cast

Rade Serbedzija, Erland Josephson, Dusica Zegarac

Crew

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Production Countries

Yugoslavia

Production Companies

Croatia Film, Art film 80

Languages

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
3,183
Average Rating
8.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA