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The article is in Spanish, this is the link and below the English translation.
https://www.abc.es/play/cine/noticias/abci-contagio-contagio-pelicula-predijo-coronavirus-wuhan-202001300138_noticia.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F
The feature film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z. Burns in 2011 has many parallels with the virus that today has the entire planet on alert
It is no secret that Steven Soderbergh is quite an audiovisual genius, although his facet as a seer was not so well known. The filmmaker, winner of the Oscar for Best Direction in 2001 for «Traffic» and nominated for the statuette on two other occasions, prophesied some years ago with his film «Contagion» the appearance of the coronavirus, the virus developed in the Chinese city of Wuhan and that keeps the entire planet on alert.
Contagion
Contagion
So far, the coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 130 people and infected more than 6,000, although the number continues to rise. In "Contagion," Soderbergh told, with good doses of realism, the story of a lethal virus born in Hong Kong, south of China, and that, after a woman (played by Gwyneth Paltrow) contracted him in a casino of The aforementioned Asian region, began to spread at high speed throughout the planet, with the most tragic consequences.
Written by Scott Z. Burns (also author of the booklet of "Bourne's Ultimatum" and "An Ocean Among Us," among other films), "Contagion" was starred in 2011 by some of Hollywood's best-known faces. Apart from Paltrow, they lead the cast Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne. All of them commanded the distribution of a film that raised almost 140 million dollars at the box office.
As «Premiere», the Atresmedia film portal, the film «is one of the most rented worldwide because of its similarities with the epidemic» of the coronavirus. The record of the film in ABC Play, in that sense, exceeded this Wednesday the 8,000 visits in just a few hours. As with the aforementioned virus, the one that affects the population in «Contagion» is also transmitted by mere contact between human beings and it only takes a while to spread and «to cross borders».
The similarities between both viruses, however, do not remain there. «Regarding its origin, the film tells that a bat is transmitted to a pig and this to a human. The coronavirus began in the same way, although replacing the pig with a snake », they add from the aforementioned portal. In Spain, «Contagion», of just over an hour and a half, is available for viewing on Movistar + and can be rented and purchased through Rakuten TV, Apple TV, Google Play and Microsoft Store.
https://www.abc.es/play/cine/noticias/abci-contagio-contagio-pelicula-predijo-coronavirus-wuhan-202001300138_noticia.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F
The feature film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by Scott Z. Burns in 2011 has many parallels with the virus that today has the entire planet on alert
It is no secret that Steven Soderbergh is quite an audiovisual genius, although his facet as a seer was not so well known. The filmmaker, winner of the Oscar for Best Direction in 2001 for «Traffic» and nominated for the statuette on two other occasions, prophesied some years ago with his film «Contagion» the appearance of the coronavirus, the virus developed in the Chinese city of Wuhan and that keeps the entire planet on alert.
Contagion
Contagion
So far, the coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 130 people and infected more than 6,000, although the number continues to rise. In "Contagion," Soderbergh told, with good doses of realism, the story of a lethal virus born in Hong Kong, south of China, and that, after a woman (played by Gwyneth Paltrow) contracted him in a casino of The aforementioned Asian region, began to spread at high speed throughout the planet, with the most tragic consequences.
Written by Scott Z. Burns (also author of the booklet of "Bourne's Ultimatum" and "An Ocean Among Us," among other films), "Contagion" was starred in 2011 by some of Hollywood's best-known faces. Apart from Paltrow, they lead the cast Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Bryan Cranston and Laurence Fishburne. All of them commanded the distribution of a film that raised almost 140 million dollars at the box office.
As «Premiere», the Atresmedia film portal, the film «is one of the most rented worldwide because of its similarities with the epidemic» of the coronavirus. The record of the film in ABC Play, in that sense, exceeded this Wednesday the 8,000 visits in just a few hours. As with the aforementioned virus, the one that affects the population in «Contagion» is also transmitted by mere contact between human beings and it only takes a while to spread and «to cross borders».
The similarities between both viruses, however, do not remain there. «Regarding its origin, the film tells that a bat is transmitted to a pig and this to a human. The coronavirus began in the same way, although replacing the pig with a snake », they add from the aforementioned portal. In Spain, «Contagion», of just over an hour and a half, is available for viewing on Movistar + and can be rented and purchased through Rakuten TV, Apple TV, Google Play and Microsoft Store.
