Antiviral
About Antiviral
Syd March is employed at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans.
Brandon Cronenberg's Antiviral is a 2012 horror science fiction film. It runs 110 minutes and was released in September 2012.
Its themes are future, body horror, celebrity, and virus.
Caleb Landry Jones takes the lead as Syd March, Sarah Gadon as Hannah Geist, Malcolm McDowell as Dr. Abendroth, and Joe Pingue as Arvid. The screenplay is by Brandon Cronenberg. American members can watch it on AMC+, AMC+ Amazon Channel, and AMC Plus Apple TV channel.
The Substance, Taxidermia, and This Is the End make useful companions to Antiviral, all filed under dark comedy. TMDB voters put it at 5.9 out of 10 across 467 votes and it carries a NR rating.