Plague City: SARS in Toronto

Plague City: SARS in Toronto is a 2005 medical thriller television movie directed by David Wu, set during the 2003 outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Toronto. The locations and characters were composite characters or fictionalized versions of actual Toronto medical personnel and facilities.

Produced by CTV as part of its "Signature Series" of television films dramatizing significant Canadian news stories, it was filmed in Toronto and Hamilton. It was written by Collin Friesen and Pete McCormack.

The film aired on May 29, 2005 on CTV.

Cast

• Kari Matchett as Amy
• Ron White as Dr. Royce
• Rick Roberts as Dr. Jeremy Neville
• Lannette New as Rosie
• Rahnuma Panthaky as Laura Weston
• Merwin Mondesir as Rob Connell
• George Chiang as Tom Kwan
• Brian Markinson
• James Gallanders
• Leslie Carlson
• Alina Lee as Rosie's Mother
• Grace Lynn Kung as April
• James McGowan as Ed
• Grahame Wood as Paul

Critical response

John Doyle of The Globe and Mail wrote that the film "is in some ways, absurdly ambitious. It tries to capture an entire city's plight while sticking to the facts. It has many mundane TV-movie moments, but it's a grimly compelling production."

Awards

External links

• Plague City: SARS in Toronto at IMDb