Canadian Thriller 'Corona' Touted as First COVID-19 Movie

Director Mostafa Keshvari explores"Chinese virus" discrimination in his trapped elevator drama shot last month in Vancouver and now being shopped to streamers.could hardly be more timely as director Mostafa Keshvari touts his trapped-in-elevator drama as the first COVID-19 movie of the coronavirus era.

"The idea came to me when I was in an elevator reading news about Chinese tourists being attacked, and I thought I'm going to make a movie in an elevator," Keshvari tellson Monday. The thriller, shot on a soundstage in Vancouver and already edited and ready for sale, uses the coronavirus pandemic, which originated in China, as a symbol to explore fear and racism among trapped apartment tenants.

When the indie was shot, Keshvari didn't know COVID-19 would grow to become a global pandemic now spreading across North America. "It was then known as the Chinese virus, but now everyone can have it, so it's not just one race's problem. Now the human race has to come together to defeat the virus," the director insists.

"The virus doesn't discriminate, so why should we?" Keshvari adds. The Canadian filmmaker was early on alerted to the possible devastation of the coronavirus by Vancouver having a large Chinese-Canadian community facing fear and xenophobia after COVID-19 originated in China's Hubei province, and concern over his own parents being endangered by the virus outbreak back in his native Iran.

"The fear about potentially losing someone you love only adds to the haste in making a film," he adds. Keshvari initially envisionedHorizon Motion Pictures is shopping

Bit early for this😑

We’ve been living this for weeks. How insensitive. No wonder Hollywood is hated.

Art imitates life, its been in the headlines how a particular ethnic group have been attacked. If this movie makes people pause and think to check their, fear, tolerance and humanity, it's worth a look.

This article is sheer *cringe*. The things etanvlessing chooses to cover and not cover... sheesh.

Shit you can't make up🐞

Hollywood reporter should clearly have laid off staff who are writing articles about this kinda crap right now. ✌️

Ew

Hope corona beer sues them

Ugh 😑

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Looks like crap

BorisJohnson was admitted to the hospital due to coronavirus

I’m sure it’s absolutely riveting.

noahgittell bbc

It looks like a terrible movie

Hope it was a cast of 9 or less.

This is Really Not The time To Make A Movie About This Crisis Especially with No Uncertainty

I’m waiting for the heist film set during the corona lockdown. No ones in the streets, cops are out sick, let’s go.

Too soon 🙁

fullmoonhorror already had a Coronazombies movie.

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