Summaries

After an experiment gone wrong, a virus that turns people into zombies spreads throughout New Guinea. A female reporter and her cameraman, and a team of four commandos sent to investigate try to survive the onslaught.

In New Guinea, a top-secret experiment of the Hope Center Chemical Factory goes awry and chemicals are accidentally released, turning scientists and workers into zombies. The famous French journalist Lia Rousseau and her cameraman Pierre are assigned to make a reportage and disclose to the world what is happening in New Guinea. Meanwhile, four soldiers are assigned to a secret mission also in New Guinea. When their Jeep stumbles upon the Land Rover where Lia and Pierre are traveling, they have to defend themselves against a zombie attack. Then they decide to travel together, learning that the island and the residents are infected with a chemical that turns most of them into zombies.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

After a chemical leak at the Hope Centre in Papua New Guinea (an organization devoted to feeding underdeveloped countries) turns its staff into flesh-eating zombies, a four-man commando squad led by Mike London are sent to investigate. They run into a TV news crew led by celebrity reporter Lia, who are after the same story, but when they discover that the entire country has been overrun by zombies, what are the chances of them getting the message across? Unlike most zombie films, this actually tries to make a serious point - that if we don't feed the Third World, they'll come and feed on us!—Michael Brooke <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • female nudity
  • zombie
  • zombie apocalypse
  • italian horror
  • papua new guinea
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
Release date Nov 9, 1980
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Unrated
Countries of origin Italy Spain
Official sites Virus (1980)
Language Spanish Italian
Filming locations TERSA Incineration Plant, Sant Adrià de Besòs, Barcelona, Spain
Production companies Beatrice Film Films Dara

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 39m
Color Color
Sound mix Mono
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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