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1997 · 103 mins · English
Directed by
Joe Napolitano
Starring
Brendan Fletcher, Linda Ko, Molly Parker, Jed Rees, Lossen Chambers, Elizabeth Peña

Cholera‑tainted shrimp served on a Los Angeles‑bound flight triggers an outbreak. A doctor races to locate the source and stop the epidemic. A drug mule on the plane smuggles cocaine in his stomach, contaminating street drugs. Her husband, on a camping trip with their two children, shows symptoms, forcing her to race against time to save them.

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