Contagion + discussion
<div><b>This screening is part of the <a href="https://www.filmhouse.org.uk/science-and-film">Science and Film</a> series created to mark <a href="https://medicine-vet-medicine.ed.ac.uk/300-years-of-medicine">300 years of medical education in Edinburgh</a>. The films invite us to think and explore science and health, and will have a 5-minute intro and 30-minute post-screening panel discussion.</b></div><div><br></div><div><i>Contagion</i> follows the rapid progress of a lethal airborne virus that kills within days. As the fast-moving epidemic grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself. At the same time, ordinary people struggle to survive in a society coming apart.</div><div><br></div><div>Does this sound familiar?</div><div><br></div><div>Join us for a special screening of <i>Contagion</i>, followed by an informal discussion with healthcare professionals and scientists from The University of Edinburgh exploring the film’s striking parallels with real world pandemics. Discover the science behind outbreak response, how human behaviour and social interactions influence how diseases spread and the realities of managing global health emergencies. Then, decide for yourself where the film blurs the line between science fact and science fiction.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>DramaPT1H46M12A2026-06-13Marion Cotillard
Matt Damon
Laurence Fishburne
Steven Soderbergh
Stacey Sher
Michael Shamberg
Gregory Jacobs
Contagion + discussion"Contagion + discussion"Showtimes
June 13, 3:15 pm
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