Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon (2002)

Name: Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon
Genre: Documentary, Drama
Released: 2002-02-05
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Brian Cox, Bolen High, Leigh Zimmerman, Tara Hugo, Sterling K. Brown

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon (2002), directed by Daniel Percival, starring Brian Cox and Bolen High.

02/05/2002 BR Documentary and Drama 2h

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Synopsis

A docu-drama that reports on a (fictitious) attack made by terrorist using the disease of small pox to attack the world. Starting in New York the attack is ruthlessly carried out by one man travelling around the city infecting people as he goes. Using hindsight and video diaries the film looks back on the global impact of a silent attack that affected the world.

Daniel PercivalDirector

About the film

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon is a fictional docudrama produced by Wall to Wall, showing how a single act of bioterrorism leads to terrifying consequences globally.

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Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon is a fictional docudrama produced by Wall to Wall, showing how a single act of bioterrorism leads to terrifying consequences globally.

Background

The premise of it was one man who, in 2002, creates the smallpox virus himself, infects himself, and touches ten people in New York City. This eventually leads to a pandemic across the world that is later defeated, but not before 60 million people are killed.

The film was commissioned before the September 11 attacks and is presented in the form of a fictional documentary, including false interviews and stock footage. The tagline for the movie was, "Drama, until it happens".

Reception

Newspaper reviews of the documentary were mixed, varying from "a sick stunt" to "extraordinarily good". The docudrama proved very popular with viewers, attracting 3.4m viewers, 15% of the audience, to a 9:00pm slot on BBC2 according to overnight returns.

Notes

The film was renamed Smallpox when it aired on FX on 2 January 2005.

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External links

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon at IMDb

Text from Smallpox 2002 on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smallpox_2002

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It premiered on February 5, 2002, a Tuesday.
It runs 2h00 — a typical feature length.
This film's quiz has 8 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

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LanguagesGerman
StatusReleased

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What is Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon about?

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon: A docu-drama that reports on a (fictitious) attack made by terrorist using the disease of small pox to attack the world. Starting in New York the attack is ruthlessly carried out by one man travelling around the city infecting people as he goes. Using hindsight and video diaries the film looks back on the global impac…

Who directed Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon?

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon was directed by Daniel Percival in 2002.

Who stars in Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon?

The cast of Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon includes Brian Cox, Bolen High, Leigh Zimmerman, Tara Hugo and Sterling K. Brown.

How long is Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon?

Smallpox 2002: Silent Weapon runs for 120 minutes, or 2h00.