Cast
Marion Cotillard as Dr. Leonora Orantes
Matt Damon as Mitch Emhoff
Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Ellis Cheever
Jude Law as Alan Krumwiede
Story : Soon after her return from a business trip to Hong Kong, Beth Emhoff dies from what is a
flu or some other type of infection. Her young son dies later the same day. Her husband Mitch
however seems immune. Thus begins the spread of a deadly infection. For doctors and
administrators at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, several days pass before anyone realizes
the extent or gravity of this new infection. They must first identify the type of virus in
question and then find a means of combating it, a process that will likely take several months.
As the contagion spreads to millions of people worldwide, societal order begins to break down as
people panic.