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Antiviral
2012 · Film · 110 min
Directed by Brandon Cronenberg
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. He must unravel the mystery surrounding her death before he suffers the same fate.
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The "Chlamydia" one reminded me of the movie Antiviral, where people with celebrity obsession can buy a virus/illness sampled directly from their favorite vip.
edit, link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2099556
The movie Antiviral made it look great.
If you like David Cronenberg's work, definitely check out his son Brandon Cronenberg's films "Antiviral" and "Possessor".
In 2012, Brandon Cronenberg, son of David, released a movie called Antiviral about a niche product -- viruses and bacteria harvested from celebrities who become sick, in order to inject them into paying clients who want a "connection" with the famous.
I never heard of Thunderclap before, maybe this is a viral campaign to advertise a viral campaigning tool.
Anyhow, Antiviral is a pretty good movie.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiviral_(film)
This is almost exactly from the plot of the movie Antiviral. It's a dystopian movie where people's insatiable love of celebrities have lead them to eat meat produced from their genetic material and infect themselves with the same viruses as their favorite celebrity. It's a strange movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2099556/
This was portrayed in the film Antiviral. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antiviral_(film)