‘The Unrestricted War’: Feature Film About Wuhan Outbreak Hits Canadian Theatres Next Month

‘The Unrestricted War’: Feature Film About Wuhan Outbreak Hits Canadian Theatres Next Month
“The Unrestricted War” is slated for a nationwide theatrical release in Canada on May 16, 2025. Calvin Tam
Carolina Avendano
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A pandemic-themed thriller about a Canadian virologist who is abducted in Beijing and forced to steal highly classified research from a national laboratory in his home country, just as a deadly new virus begins to spread in Wuhan, China, is set to hit Canadian theatres next month.

The Unrestricted War” tells the story of Jim, a leading Canadian virologist living in Beijing who is coerced by unidentified agents into retrieving a sample of his earlier work from Winnipeg’s P4 laboratory. As the outbreak escalates, he uncovers a plot to exploit the crisis for political gain, putting millions of lives at risk.