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Craig Evans, an American expat living in Karachi, Pakistan, is married to Insiya Zia, a Pakistani doctor. During a routine hospital round, she contracts a virus called the MN-2. A devastating pathogen, the virus causes uncontrollable outbursts of violent rage. With no cure in sight, the doctors have no choice but put Insiya in a state of induced coma. Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread through the country. People infected by it are referred to as ‘carriers’, and the only relief is a drug called Sedare. It is manufactured by Ingenec, a local pharmaceutical company, and sold as an adhesive patch. However, it’s not a cure, and only calms the symptoms for a few hours at a time. As Insiya’s condition deteriorates, it appears Craig has accepted her impending death. But the dead body of an investigative reporter turns up in a sewer, setting off a domino of events that leads Craig to the mystery behind the virus…and to the last chance at saving his wife.

Director: Adnan Ahmed
Writer: Adnan Ahmed
Stars: Robin Dunne, Juggun Kazim, Salman Shahid

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