Corona (film)

Corona, also known as Corona: Fear is a Virus, is an upcoming Canadian thriller drama film about a group of people stuck in an elevator during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was written and directed by Mostafa Keshvari, and made in part to address xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]

Corona
Promotional release poster
Directed byMostafa Keshvari[1]
Written byMostafa Keshvari
StarringAndrea Stefancikova
Emy Aneke
Andy Canete
Zarina Sterling
Josh Blacker
Richard Lett
Traei Tsai
Distributed byHorizon Motion Pictures
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Corona was filmed in one shot using a handheld camera.[2][5]

Premise

Corona follows six unlikely neighbors stranded in their building's elevator at the first stages of the COVID-19 crisis. They quickly suspect a seventh neighbor, a Chinese newcomer played by Traei Tsai, of having the coronavirus and likely to infect them after she also boards the elevator.

— The Hollywood Reporter[2]

Cast
  • Andrea Stefancikova[2]
  • Emy Aneke[2]
  • Andy Canete[2]
  • Zarina Sterling[2]
  • Josh Blacker[2]
  • Richard Lett[2]
  • Traei Tsai[2]
gollark: Oh, or you can just call everyone "apioform 9730".
gollark: English makes it a bit awkward.
gollark: I would say it is best to just use "they" in all cases ever, yes.
gollark: And since I made a decision, it must have been right.
gollark: I objected to them for some reason I forgot ages ago.

See also

References
  1. "Coronavirus: Seven people stuck in a lift. Then one coughs..." BBC. April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. Vlessing, Etan (March 30, 2020). "Canadian Thriller 'Corona' Touted as First COVID-19 Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
  3. Gee, Dana (April 2, 2020). "Vancouver filmmaker's COVID-19 film firmly faces racism in our times". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  4. Van Evra, Jennifer (April 8, 2020). "Meet the Vancouver filmmaker behind the world's first COVID-19 feature film". CBC.ca. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. Heritage, Stuart (March 27, 2020). "Coronavirus: the movie is somehow already here – but are we ready for it?". The Guardian. Retrieved April 20, 2020.


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