Completed - ENGLISH - First film, Thriller, Science-fiction - 108 minutes
Antiviral is a biting satire of celebrity culture. Smart, engaging and scary. After becoming infected with the disease that killed superstar Hannah Geist (Sarah Gadon), Syd March (Caleb Landry Jones) must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.
Year of production : 2012 Director(s) : Brandon CRONENBERG Writer(s) : Brandon CRONENBERG Cast : Caleb LANDRY JONES, Douglas SMITH, Malcolm MCDOWELL, Sarah GADON Producer(s) : Niv FICHMAN (Rhombus Media )
Syd March is an employee at a clinic that sells injections of live viruses harvested from sick celebrities to obsessed fans. Biological communion – for a price. Syd also supplies illegal samples of these viruses to piracy groups, smuggling them from the clinic in his own body. When he becomes infected with the disease that kills super sensation Hannah Geist, Syd becomes a target for collectors and rabid fans. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.
Country(ies) : CANADA
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Festival de Cannes 2012 Un Certain RegardToronto - TIFF 2012 - Special Presentations (The SKYY Vodka award for the best first canadiand feature film)Sitges - Intl Fantastic FF of Catalonia 2012 - Oficial Fantastic (Citizen Kane Award fot Best New Director, Jury Prize Official Fantastic)