A deadly virus has spread across the globe. Contagion is everywhere, no one is safe, and no one can be trusted. Four friends race through the back roads of the American West on their way to a secluded utopian beach in the Gulf of Mexico where they could peacefully wait out the pandemic. Their plans take a grim turn when their car breaks down on an isolated road starting a chain of events that will seal their fates.
Acting
Chris Pine's spiral from charmer to monster is *chef's kiss* unsettling.
Direction
Pastor brothers squeeze dread from empty highways and gas masks.
Director
Àlex Pastor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in 2006, shelved until 2009 because studios thought pandemic movies were 'too depressing.' Then 2020 happened.
The gas station scene with Christopher Meloni? Directly inspired by Cormac McCarthy's 'The Road,' which the brothers were obsessed with.
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