Anthrax

"How do we protect ourselves"

Sep 29 2001 N/A 1h 30m
Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When cattle mysteriously start dying of anthrax in a small Alberta ranching community, an RCMP officer tries to keep the peace as ranchers lay the blame on a local agricultural research center. A reporter encourages the angry ranchers - led by the Mountie's mother-in-law - to stage a sit-in at the research center. When an eccentric old rancher dies after being exposed to a deadly strain of anthrax, the protesters are quarantined. No one notices that the reporter has disappeared - along with several vials of the deadly bacteria. The RCMP officer begins his own investigation, gleaning information from a U.S. government agent. He finds himself racing against time to recover the stolen anthrax.

Plot

When cattle mysteriously start dying of anthrax in a small Alberta ranching community, a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer tries to keep the peace as ranchers lay the blame on a local agricultural research center. A reporter encourages the angry ranchers - led by the Mountie's mother-in-law - to stage a sit-in at the research center. When an eccentric old rancher dies after being exposed to a deadly strain of anthrax, the protesters are quarantined. No one notices that the reporter has disappeared - along with several vials of the deadly bacteria. The RCMP officer begins his own investigation, gleaning information from a U.S. government agent. He finds himself racing against time to recover the stolen anthrax.

Written by

Bruce Harvey, Dave Schultz

Directed by

Rick Stevenson

Cast

Cameron Daddo, Ed Begley Jr., Allison Hossack

Crew

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Production Countries

Canada

Production Companies

Illusions Entertainment Corporation

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
223
Average Rating
4.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA