# Antiviral (2012)

> A clinic courier carrying a celebrity’s lethal virus through his own body hunts for answers in a society where fame, disease, and fandom have become one grotesque commodity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/81526

## Facts

- Runtime: 110 min
- Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
- Director: Brandon Cronenberg
- Cast: Caleb Landry Jones, Sarah Gadon, Malcolm McDowell, Joe Pingue, Sheila McCarthy, Douglas Smith, Wendy Crewson, Nicholas Campbell
- TMDB rating: 5.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2099556/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: clinical, paranoid, grotesque, late night horror viewing, double feature with body horror

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