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In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever-changing circumstances, he puts up a brave fight, being helped by others but also involving them without being able to control the situation.
Acting
Raúl Juliá's twitchy, desperate Cottard steals every scene
Production
Argentina-shot decay feels authentically suffocating
Writing
Adapting Camus for 1992 somehow works and doesn't

Director
Luis Puenzo
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