THE FLU (2013)

On a broader scale, The Flu is a well-made thriller about what happens when the only survivor of a shipment of illegal aliens smuggled into the Seoul suburb of Bundang, Korea, goes on the run in fear of his life ... carrying a super-contagious virus without a known cure.  Between him and the two smugglers who find the shipment of dead bodies, soon many of the city's residents are ill and dying, the military sent in to seal off the city and contain the disease.  On a more human scale, the story revolves around city rescue worker Ji-goo, and doctor In-hye, who search the city for the surviving illegal, whose blood may contain the only hope for a cure.  Add In-hye's young daughter, who accidentally stumbles across the sick man, and The Flu becomes a stylish, suspense-filled race against time that keeps you on the edge of your seat until the very end, while never losing the human touch of caring about what happens to the lead characters and one spunky little girl. (not rated) ****1/2

THE FLU trailer