Dark Matter (2007)
- Directed by
- Chen Shi-Zheng
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 69 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young Chinese scientist struggles with politics, ego, and cultural insensitivity as he works in an American university. His rising ambitions clash with the people around him, leading to tragic consequences.
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What happens
Dark Matter is a 2007 American drama film and the first feature film by opera director Chen Shi-zheng, starring Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn and Meryl Streep. Liu Ye plays a young scientist whose rising star must confront the dark forces of politics, ego, and cultural insensitivity. The film is loosely inspired by the true story of Gang Lu, a former graduate student who killed four faculty members and one student at the University of Iowa in 1991. However, the film’s story has substantial differences in plot and character motivation. The film premiered at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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