1 of the most talked about movies of 2011 is Contagion. Contagion is a recently released American thriller film which takes location in a city that is surrounded by a deadly illness and portrays how a band of doctors from the Centers for Illness Control and Prevention and Globe Health Organization struggle to deal with the rising threat. The movie is directed by the renowned Oscar-winning film director Steven Soderbergh who has also directed various box workplace breakers such as Erin Brokovich, Targeted traffic, Ocean's Eleven, Ocean's Twelve, Ocean's Thirteen, and countless much more. He received an Academy Award for Top Director for his 2000 film, Site visitors.
The movie Contagion is expected to gain achievement, each in the US and worldwide. It features notable actors and actresses such as Marion Cotillard, Laurence Fishburne, Matt Damon, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jennifer Ehle. The star-studded cast alone encourages movie enthusiasts to take a look at cinemas all more than the world and watch the film.
In a nutshell, the story takes place mainly in Minneapolis that is hit by a contagious disease brought by a woman named Beth Emhoff (played by Gwyneth Paltrow) who has just come back to her residence in Minneapolis soon after a brief company trip to Hong Kong. Right away just after her return, Beth is rushed to a nearby hospital and she dies shortly following her remedy, leaving behind her husband Mitch Emhoff (played by Matt Damon) and her stepson. Not extended after her death, 32 people including her stepson die from an unknown illness which has symptoms comparable to the illness that Beth suffered from.
As the contagion spreads, the officials of the city of Minneapolis discuss potential solutions, airports are closed down, and national security guards are assigned to safeguard the city. Meanwhile, a team of CDC and WHO doctors (portrayed by Laurence Fishburne, Kate Winslet, and Marion Cotillard) tries their most effective to combat the contagion by finding a cure ahead of the whole city is wiped out by the disease.
Contagion was released in the United States, Canada, Italy, and five other countries on September 9, 2011, but it was premiered at the 68th Venice Film Festival on last September 3, 2011. 1 day just before the globe premiere, Warner Bros. held advanced screenings in 550 theaters across the United States. Immediately after spending a total of $60 million on the production budget, Warner Bros. is confident that the movie turn out to be a Box Workplace success.
