The First Wave

The cure is just the beginning.

Part of The First Wave Collection

2014•7m•5.1/10

Horror

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.1/10(7)

Following the outbreak of an aggressive virus, a young woman awakes in a hospital bed. As the horrifying events that led her there are revealed, it becomes clear that the cure is just the beginning. This short film is a prequel for the feature film, The Third Wave, which was written at the Binger FilmLab 2012. The project also won the Best Story Pitch award at the Edinburgh Film Festival, June 2012.

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EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Jane McGrath

Jane McGrath

Allison

Frank McCusker

Frank McCusker

Doctor

Amy Dunne

Girl

Mark Huberman

Mark Huberman

Dad

Rebecca Grimes

Rebecca Grimes

Nurse

David Ramseyer

Infected Man

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