Completed - ITALIAN - Horror, Science-fiction - 85 minutes
IT'S NOT A VIRUS...IT'S SOMETHING WORSE. We all know how easy it is to get infected by a virus. But this time its not just any virus. It's the Gerber syndrome, a new pathology that doesn't look like a normal flu.
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Maxì DEJOIE Writer(s) : Maxì DEJOIE Cast : Valentina BARTOLO, Luigi PILUSO, Sax NICOSIA, Beppe ROSSO, Pia LANCIOTTI, Nicola MARCHITIELLO, Federico TOLARDO, Ettore SCARPA Producer(s) : Claudio BRONZO (Indastria srl), Lorenzo LOTTI (Indastria srl)
The Gerber’s Syndrome is an contagious viral disease that was discovered in Germany in 2008 and spread all over the world. It is extremely contagious, fast spreading, and deadly.This syndrome is very difficult to spot, because it’s like a normal dose of the flu, with all the subsequent symptoms that most of us are familiar with; but later, the virus affects the brain cells causing serious damage to the central nervous system. A TV crew is making a documentary about the disease and the way society is coping with it by documenting the stories of three people who are dealing with Gerber's Syndrome: Melissa is a young girl that has been infected, Doctor Ricardi is the doctor who is following her and Luigi is a member of the CS, the security organization that has to deal with infected people.The TV crew follow the lives of this characters, becoming characters themselves since they are constantly in the action. We see how the syndrome progress in Melissa and the way her family and Doctor Ricardi deals with it; and we discover the life Luigi, an average 23 years old guy with very delicate responsibilities.
Country(ies) : ITALY
SCI-FI-LONDON 2011SCI-FI-LONDON 2011BAFF 2011Trieste Science+Fiction 2012Tohorror 2012Fantafestival 2012