The Plague

A tense, morally weighty drama about an idealistic doctor confronting plague and societal collapse, grounded in the human cost of epidemic and duty.

In a city in South America an outbreak of bubonic plague occurs. While people try to flee and the military close the city, an idealistic doctor decides to stay and help the sick. In the ever-changing circumstances, he puts up a brave fight, being helped by others but also involving them without being able to control the situation.