The Dark Gene
2015•0•1h 39m•8.0•Released
Documentary
The film tells a very personal story from two perspectives: our protagonist is both doctor and patient. As a patient, he has struggled with recurring depression for years, and as a doctor he wants to find out why. The search for the origins of his illness leads him into the realm of his own genes and casts light on the fundamental changes facing modern society as a result of the tremendous progress being made in the field of genetic sequencing. Along the way, he meets a host of people – researchers, artists, visionaries – who have developed their own very individual approach to genetic coding and are drawing attention to the social significance of genetic technology. The film does not restrict itself to a scientific view of the subject but also makes use of artistic visions and more playful approaches to genetic blueprints.
Director
Miriam Jakobs
Languages
German, English
Studio
Filmtank
Cast
Frank Schauder
Himself
Production
Company
Filmtank
Company
Dschoint Ventschr Filmproduktion
Recommended
6.5
Heart of a Dog
2015
6.6
Anselm
2023
6.9
Harry Dean Stanton: Partly Fiction
2013
7.4
Maria by Callas
2017
7.8
Being James Bond
2021
6.5
Love, Marilyn
2013
6.7
Cameraperson
2016
7.4
I Am Heath Ledger
2017
6.9
Voyage of Time: The IMAX Experience
2016
6.8
Nothing Like a Dame
2018
7.1
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
6.7
I Am Ali
2014
6.4
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017
6.9
That Sugar Film
2014
6.4
The Captains
2011
7.4
Above Majestic
2018
6.2
Naqoyqatsi
2002
6.5
Fata Morgana
1972
8.3
Ozzy: No Escape from Now
2025
6.5
Capital in the Twenty-First Century
2019
Similar Movies
6
Jazz in Love
2013
Le Cinéma de grand-père
1995
6.8
One Last Hug
2014
Tall Poppy: A Skater's Story
2021
5.6
How to Cook Your Life
2007
10
Pocahontas: Beyond the Myth
2017
As Long As There's Breath
2009
6.7
Dixie Chicks: Shut Up and Sing
2006
Fa.mí.li.a
2025
8
The Battle of The Alamo
1996
7.1
Capturing the Friedmans
2003
5
Keyboard Fantasies
2021
4.5
Silent Pioneers
1985
Beziehung wirkt Wunder - Was Kinder und Jugendliche zum Aufwachsen brauchen
2011
7.1
Art and Craft
2014
10
(M)Other
2019
Randy's Donuts
2013
6.3
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
2008
3
Shameless: The Art of Disability
2006
7.8
News from a Personal War
1999