United States / Mar 07, 2026 / R / Film Festival Run
We Want the Virus (2026)
Directed by Paul Santoli
1h 22minruntime
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Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After a blacked out night of drinking, two lifelong friends and struggling actors wake up and realize they raised 22 thousand dollars falsely claiming they had the Coronavirus, and now must go to extreme lengths in order to obtain the virus and collect their cash.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Allan Wasserman | Joe |
| Adlih Torres | Paramedic #1 |
| Chantal Casutt | Lilly |
| Deb Snyder | Ms.Diller |
| Anastasia Rine | The Dream Girl |
| Vero Lopez | Vero |
| Zoe Manzotti | Amanda |
| Ray Oddi | Antonio |
| Shaun Fury | Shaun |
| Gabriella Bustos | Stacie |
| Mikey Jerome | Mikey |
| Deonte Ware | Deonte |
| Sean Carleton | Paramedic #2 |
Genres
Comedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | We Want the Virus |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | A 516 Productions, DOTBLK, Tiny Bot Entertainment |
| Release date | 7 marzo 2026 |
| Executive producer | Paul Santoli |
| Production | Ray Oddi, Sterling L. Pope, Kevin Rios, Joshua Libertine |
| Writer | Paul Santoli, Daniel Gualajara |
| Editing | Brendan Day, Angelo Teodoro, Joshua Libertine |
| Cinematography | Alexander Flanagan, Random Dochtermann, Lu Mendoza, Christian Olsen, Karpit Patel |
| Assistant directors | Paul Santoli, Nathalie Zagar Abitbol |
| Lighting | Eeshan Kamath |
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| Camera operators | Random Dochtermann, Lu Mendoza, Christian Olsen, Karpit Patel |
| Additional photography | Random Dochtermann, Lu Mendoza, Christian Olsen, Karpit Patel |
| Production design | Zach Goodwin |
| Art direction | Zach Goodwin |
| Set decoration | Zach Goodwin |
| Music | Lucas Barreau, Jesse Cecilio Lopez, Michael Martini II, Fernan Rottmann |
| Sound | Lucas Barreau, Jesse Cecilio Lopez, Michael Martini II, Fernan Rottmann |
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