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infection
Pontypool
2008 · NR · 1h 36m
Shut up or die.
When disc jockey Grant Mazzy reports to his basement radio station in the Canadian town of Pontypool, he thinks it's just another day at work. But when he hears reports of a virus that turns people into zombies, Mazzy barricades himself in the radio booth and tries to figure out a way to warn his listeners about the virus and its unlikely mode of transmission.
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Release & where to watch
- In theaters
- May 29, 2009
- Home release
- July 25, 2009
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Genres
science-fictionmysteryhorror
Tags
Subgenre
infection
Tone
slow-burnpsychologicaldread
Setting
isolated-locationrural
Region
canadianinternational
Audience
cult-classic
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Details
Budget$1.5M
Box office$32,000
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Starring
Stephen McHattie as Grant Mazzy · Lisa Houle as Sydney Briar · Georgina Reilly as Laurel-Ann Drummond · Hrant Alianak as Dr. Mendez · Rick Roberts as Ken Loney (voice) · Daniel Fathers as Nigel Healing · Beatriz Yuste as Nancy Freethy · Boyd Banks as Jay (Osama)
Production
Ponty Up Pictures, Shadow Shows
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