- 2019
- Kimstim Films
- 1 h 52 m
SummaryOn the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic Ocean, hunters are searching for the tusks of extinct mammoths. There is a gold rush fever in the air. The price for white gold has never been so high. The thawing permafrost not only releases precious ivory. The tusk hunters find a surprisingly well-preserved mammoth carcass. Such finds are magnet...
Directed By:Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev
Written By:Christian Frei
Genesis 2.0
Metascore
Mixed or Average
60
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
My Score
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Jan 17, 2019
80
In Genesis 2.0, the prehistoric past and the near future intersect at a most intriguing — and disturbing — juncture.
Jan 1, 2019
80
Genesis 2.0 is a double-stranded helix of a real-life thriller, chilling and unforgettable. An inquiry into the brave new world of "synthetic biology," it moves between two filmmakers in very different locations. Their twinned subjects, whose connections are gradually revealed, are past and future, superstition and logic, a hunter and his scientist brother.
Jan 1, 2019
70
A fascinating, sometimes frightening film which, like its subjects, is perhaps a little too ambitious for its own good.
Jan 1, 2019
60
While the sights and sounds here are unique, the movie seems frustratingly torn about whether to buy the futurism and mysticism it’s selling.
Jan 2, 2019
25
This movie doesn’t work well as an edifying documentary, but it might go over well with anyone who wants to follow its unconvincing conspiracy-theory-like logic (apparently, genetic research is bad because it's "playing God" and is partly underfunded and overseen by the Chinese government and cocky American scientists!).
User score
Generally Favorable
6.6
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Jan 10, 2020
8
This is a fascinating documentary about the mammoth ivory trade and the field of genetic engineering and cloning. It technically came out in 2018 but there was no way for me to see it until this year. The film follows both genetic scientists and a group of mammoth hunters who look for frozen remains in northern Siberia. This film covers many topics including survival, the resurrection of extinct species and even eugenics. The two sides of the film, the hunters and the scientists, don’t always mix well and the film can kinda drag sometimes as a result, but there were so many amazing moments in this movie that excited me more than any blockbuster I saw this year that I don’t dare reveal here. It is also very scary and raises many ethical questions. It’s like a real-life Jurassic Park. Should we look more into this kind of technology or should we not open Pandora’s Box? It makes you think. I recommend checking this one out if you like science or survival stories. I think you’ll enjoy it. I sure did, and I can’t wait to own a pet mammoth some day!
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Apr 22, 2019
7
Two tales; one set in hellish Siberia, the other in the modern Western world. One iIntriguing, the other not so much. Not bad by any means. A fascinating tale about where synthetic biology may take us.
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Production Company:
- Christian Frei Filmproductions
Release Date:Jan 2, 2019
Duration:1 h 52 m
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Awards
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Sarasota Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Swiss Film Prize
• 1 Nomination
