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Gattaca

1997États-Unis101 min
The film

Gattaca is a 1997 American dystopian science fiction film written and directed by Andrew Niccol in his feature directorial debut. It stars Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman with Jude Law, Loren Dean, Ernest Borgnine, Gore Vidal, and Alan Arkin appearing in supporting roles. The film presents a future society driven by eugenics where children are conceived through genetic selection to ensure they possess the best hereditary traits of their parents. The principal character, Vincent Freeman, played by Hawke, was conceived outside the eugenics program and struggles to overcome genetic discrimination to realize his dream of going into space. The film draws on concerns over reproductive technologies that facilitate eugenics, and the possible consequences of such technological devel

DirectorAndrew Niccol
Genrescinéma de science-fiction · drame · film dystopique · biopunk · arthouse science fiction film
CountryÉtats-Unis
Runtime101 min
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Record source: The Film world cinema index

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