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The First Wave(2021)
Status: Released
Date: 2021-11-19
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Time: 1h 34m
Four months, New York City, 2020.
Overview:
When Covid-19 hit New York City in 2020, filmmaker Matthew Heineman gained unique access to one of New York’s hardest-hit hospital systems. The resulting film focuses on the doctors, nurses, and patients on the frontlines during the “first wave” from March to June 2020. Their distinct storylines each serve as a microcosm to understand how the city persevered through the worst pandemic in a century
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Revenue: $60,511.00
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Movie: The First Wave
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Andrew Cuomo
Self (archive footage)
Al Sharpton
Self (archive footage)
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