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Cordon

Wouter Hendrickx

Liesa Van der Aa

Tom Dewispelaere

Veerle Baetens

Mieke De Groote

Johan Van Assche

Koen De Sutter

Zoe Thielemans

Ricko Otto

Sven De Ridder

Hugo van den Berghe

Geert van Rampelberg

Tim Mielants

Cordon: Episode 1

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Episode 1

BBC Four - Cordon, Episode 1

A deadly virus is discovered to be spreading quickly through the city of Antwerp.

Belgian thriller series. When doctors in Antwerp discover a viral disease on a patient, the authorities seal off the city quarter for 48 hours in an attempt to contain it.

When doctors at the Antwerp National Institute for Contagious Diseases discover an alarming viral disease on a patient, the authorities take no chances. The city quarter where the characters live, work or do their shopping is sealed off for 48 hours in an attempt to contain the contagion. At first, those unlucky enough to be in the area submit themselves to the situation, but when the quarantine is prolonged the mood quickly changes.

In Flemish with English subtitles.

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A cordon seals off a section of Antwerp when a deadly virus threatens the city.

A cordon seals off a section of Antwerp when a deadly virus threatens the city. People are left to their own devices which brings out the best but also the worst.

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