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The Cured and the Resistant

FilmInfected, still aliveA virus2010 to today

The Cured is set in Ireland after an outbreak in which most of the infected have been medically restored. The cured remember what they did, and society shuns them. Its themes are stigma, civil liberties and rehabilitation.12

Battle it
First appeared
2017
Released 2017
Source work
The Cured (2017)
David Freyne
Age rating
R
Made in
Ireland, United Kingdom, France, USA
What causes it
A virus
The Maze Virus, which swept Europe and hit Ireland hardest.
Weak spots
  • a cure works on about three quarters of the infected

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2017

Released 2017

field notes

What the sources say

1

About 75 percent of captured infected are cured; the other 25 percent resist treatment and are held in captivity12

2

The cured remember everything they did while infected, and many suffer from PTSD12

3

The resistant show no interest in attacking the cured12

4

Cured people are shunned, refused work and rejected by their families12

5

The government proposes to kill the resistant quarter12

Sources

  1. The Cured - Wikipedia
  2. The Cured - Rotten Tomatoes

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