The Pandemic Anthology

The Pandemic Anthology

2020•1h 26m•6.0/10

DramaHorror

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(6)

2020 has its place in history as the year a virus stopped the entire planet. In its first months, amid quarantine and growing uncertainty about the future, Fantaspoa Film Festival launched a contest for filmmakers from around the world to create their pandemic-related stories—in their homes, with the resources they had at hand. This anthology brings together the 15 most representative and creative short films produced, capturing this moment in time that, if humanity is lucky, will never be repeated.

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Production

Fantaspoa Produções, O2 Play, Raven Banner Entertainment

Language

PT

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Fábio Baltar

Fábio Baltar

Martín Blousson

Guillermo Carbonell

Julio Napoli Filho

Giordano Gio

Karl Holt

Andreas Kyriacou

Andreas Kyriacou

Junior Larethian

Matheus Maltempi

Emerson Niemchick

Emerson Niemchick

Daniela Pires

Alejo Rébora

Alejo Rébora

Beatriz Saldanha

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