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Antiviral

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 48m
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5.7/10
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Antiviral (2012)
After becoming infected with the virus that killed superstar Hannah Geist, Syd March must unravel the mystery surrounding her death to save his own life.
Play trailer1:54
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In a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him i... Read allIn a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery.In a blackly satirical near future, a thriving industry sells celebrity illnesses to their obsessed fans. Employee Syd March's attempts to exploit the system backfire when they involve him in a potentially deadly mystery.

  • Director
    • Brandon Cronenberg
  • Writer
    • Brandon Cronenberg
  • Stars
    • Caleb Landry Jones
    • Lisa Berry
    • Sarah Gadon
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    15K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Brandon Cronenberg
    • Writer
      • Brandon Cronenberg
    • Stars
      • Caleb Landry Jones
      • Lisa Berry
      • Sarah Gadon
    • 81User reviews
    • 204Critic reviews
    • 55Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 11 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:54
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    International Version
    Trailer 1:52
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    Sarah Gadon, Douglas Smith, and Caleb Landry Jones in Antiviral (2012)
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    Antiviral (2012)
    Sarah Gadon in Antiviral (2012)
    Brandon Cronenberg in Antiviral (2012)
    Sarah Gadon and Caleb Landry Jones in Antiviral (2012)
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    Brandon Cronenberg, Sarah Gadon, and Caleb Landry Jones at an event for Antiviral (2012)
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    Caleb Landry Jones
    Caleb Landry Jones
    • Syd March
    Lisa Berry
    Lisa Berry
    • Lucas Clinic Receptionist
    Sarah Gadon
    Sarah Gadon
    • Hannah Geist
    Malcolm McDowell
    Malcolm McDowell
    • Dr. Abendroth
    Douglas Smith
    Douglas Smith
    • Edward Porris
    Nenna Abuwa
    Nenna Abuwa
    • Aria Noble
    Donna Goodhand
    • Woman in Waiting Room
    Adam Bogen
    Adam Bogen
    • Lucas Clinic Security Guard
    Salvatore Antonio
    Salvatore Antonio
    • Topp
    Matt Watts
    • Mercer
    Dawn Greenhalgh
    Dawn Greenhalgh
    • Jane
    Katie Bergin
    Katie Bergin
    • Talk Show Host
    Nicholas Campbell
    Nicholas Campbell
    • Dorian
    Lara Jean Chorostecki
    Lara Jean Chorostecki
    • Michelle
    Reid Morgan
    • Derek Lessing
    Elitsa Bako
    • Vera
    Joe Pingue
    Joe Pingue
    • Arvid
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    Dan Warry-Smith
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    • Director
      • Brandon Cronenberg
    • Writer
      • Brandon Cronenberg
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    • Trivia
      During production, Sarah Gadon and Caleb Landry Jones both decided not to meet or rehearse prior to the filming of the hotel room scene where Syd takes a sample of Hannah Geist's blood. They both felt it would help preserve the separation of the characters within the story.
    • Goofs
      When Syd injects himself, he taps on his arm, like one would do when they are trying to make a vein pop out. He doesn't inject into a vein, so tapping on his arm is pointless and does absolutely nothing.
    • Quotes

      Dorian: Anyone who is famous deserves to be famous. Celebrity is not an accomplishment. Not at all, it's more like a collaboration that we choose to take part in. Celebrities are not people, they're group hallucinations.

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    User reviews81

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    5/10
    Cronenberg Reborn
    Is Cronenberg finally back to the body-horror genre? Yep, in a re-birth through his son, Brandon. What David hasn't done in the last 10 years is done here by Brandon. Dad's influence is obvious from the very first shot up to the last shot of the film. I found connections, clues, winks and homages to David's old films throughout the entire movie - I'm not sure whether they were intentional or just my intuition, but I recalled Videodrome, Shivers, The Fly, eXistenZ, Naked Lunch and Crash. If you were missing the old Cronenberg style, you're gonna love this movie.

    The script is very original and contains some interesting ideas. The lead actor does a pretty decent job in his role; I wouldn't go as far as saying it's Oscar material, but it's good enough for this part. The production design is pretty good and interesting, although minimalist. So is the cinematography, which is "minimalist" in the sense of being static (or close to that) almost the entire film, with very few exceptions here and there; I guess it worked okay for the film, yet it was enough for me to be distracted by it more than once - I myself would have preferred to see a more dynamic camera-work.

    The movie is not perfect. It gave me the feeling of "something is missing here" at times - including in its ending - but all in all it was pretty impressive as a first feature-film for Brandon, both as a writer and a director (although if I compare it to Duncan Jones' Moon, the latter wins big time). I'll definitely look forward to his next film - much more than to David's next film, sadly.
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    • Feb 12, 2013

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    • Release date
      • February 13, 2013 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • France
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Twitter
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Chống Chọi Với Virus
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Rhombus Media
      • Alliance
      • Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CA$3,200,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $61,808
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 48 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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