This feature documentary examines a new global pandemic. It also uses a very clever yet chilling narrative device: we witness the unfolding story through the eyes of the threat itself, given voice by the legendary actor Brian Cox.
Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), the silent threat poised to shatter the foundations of global health, food systems, the environment and economic stability as we know it. This is not just a medical issue - this is an existential crisis. The World Health Organization warns that AMR, the insidious rise of drug-resistant superbugs, now stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the most terrifying dangers facing humanity, threatening to drag us back into a pre-antibiotic era where even minor infections could prove deadly. This film unflinchingly exposes the root causes, devastating impact and the urgent, radical measures needed to stop AMR’s relentless advance - before we stumble into a new global pandemic, one far worse than Covid-19.
UK 2025 Alex Tweddle 70m
We hope to welcome Brian Cox, director Alex Tweddle, writer Dame Sally Davies, Dr Yusuf Hamied and Lord Darzi for a panel discussion after the film.