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'Songbird', starring KJ Apa, is inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic and is set in 2024. STXfilms
'Songbird', starring KJ Apa, is inspired by the Covid-19 pandemic and is set in 2024. STXfilms
From 'Songbird' to 'Locked Down': are pandemic thrillers opportunistic or exploitative?
Less than 18 months after Covid-19 turned the world upside down, virus outbreak-themed films are all the rage
James Mottram
24 June, 2021