Variola Vera

:"This article deals with a film. For the disease with the same name see Variola vera or smallpox.

Infobox_film | name = Variola Vera


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director = Goran Marković
writer = Goran Marković
Milan Nikolić
starring = Rade Šerbedžija,
Erland Josephson,
Rade Marković
producer = Aleksanda Stojanović
distributor = Art Film 80
released = flagicon|Yugoslavia July 9, 1982
flagicon|Netherlands September 9, 1982 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
flagicon|Hungary July 11, 1985
runtime = 110 min
country = YUG
language = Serbian
budget =
imdb_id = 0083275""Variola Vera" is a 1982 Serbian film directed by Goran Marković. The subject of the film is the 1972 outbreak of smallpox in Yugoslavia, more specifically the events related to the epidemic and the subsequent quarantine at Belgrade's "General Hospital".

The film follows the journey of a Yugoslavian pilgrim on his way back to Belgrade from the Middle East. While at a bazaar, the pilgrim buys a flute from a man who is visibly ill. Upon his return to Belgrade, the pilgrim starts to show signs of illness and is transported to the city's "General Hospital". His disease is initially misdiagnosed and the smallpox virus starts spreading through the hospital very quickly. Once the disease is correctly identified, the authorities attempt to subdue the outbreak by declaring martial law, enforcing quarantine and enlisting the help of the World Health Organization. Eventually, these measures prove to be effective to subdue the epidemic.

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*imdb title|id=0083275|title=Variola Vera