Virus

South China Sea. Monsoon. A single distress flare. American mariners board a derelict Komarov ship, thinking salvage. Instead, waking nightmare: sentient alien tech converting human bodies to bio-mechanical killing machines. Obvious Carpenter and Cameron debts, though Bruno lacks their restraint.

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Virus was released in 1999 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 100 minutes.