Ebola Syndrome
A violent fugitive on the run from the law makes his way from Hong Kong to South Africa, where he discovers that he's immune to the Ebola virus, and later returns home to spread the deadly disease.
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Cast
30 people
Anthony Wong Chau-sang
Kai
Known for
Infernal Affairs
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Vincent Wan Yeung-ming
Sergent Yeung
Known for
Confession of Pain
Infernal Affairs III
Shing Fui-On
Boss Kwan
Known for
The Killer
A Better Tomorrow II
Lo Meng
Kei, Restaurant Owner
Known for
Ip Man 4: The Finale
Crippled Avengers
Marianne Chan
Har
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Witness to a Prosecution
Happy Ever After
Angel Wong Chui-ling
Lily Chow
Also in
Armageddon
Top Banana Club
Cheung Lau
Kei's Wife
Known for
Sex and Zen II
Peter Ngor Chi-kwan
Ma
Known for
Infernal Affairs II
Sex and Zen
Keith Ng Shui-ting
Lily's Boyfriend
Known for
Hard Boiled
Line Walker 2: Invisible Spy
Cindy Yip Sin-Yi
Prostitute
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New Golden Lotus
My Better Half
William Leung Chi-ming
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All of a Sudden
Peking Opera Blues
Ng Kit-Yan
Herman Yau Director · Chau Ting Screenplay Puccini Yu Kwok-Ping Cinematographer
First release June 15, 1996 · Produced in Hong Kong SAR China · Languages Cantonese, Chinese, English, Zulu
Production
Jing's Production Limited
Production
Golden Harvest Productions
Production
Hong Kong SAR China
Produced in
Languages
Original title
伊波拉病毒
Original language
Cantonese
Spoken on screen
Cantonese · Chinese · English · Zulu
Release dates
Hong Kong SAR China · June 15, 1996
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
October 3, 2006 · Physical · DVD
April 15, 2022 · Premiere · Lyon Festival Hallucinations Collectives (4K Restoration, Uncut Version)
Germany
May 10, 2010 · Theatrical
Japan
March 29, 1997 · Theatrical
Spain
June 7, 2014 · Limited theatrical · Madrid - Artistic Metropol (Subtitled Version, Technical Event Release)
October 29, 2021 · Theatrical · Madrid - Sala Equis (Subtitled Version, Re-release)
Taiwan
October 12, 2025 · Premiere · Kaohsiung Film Festival
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