Genesis 2.0

Name: Genesis 2.0
Genre: Documentary
Released: January 2, 2019
Duration: 112 min
Rating: 60
Cast: Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev, Peter Grigoriev, Semyon Grigoriev, Woo Suk Hwang

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Kimstim Films | Release Date: January 2, 2019 | Not Rated

Starring: Christian Frei, Maxim Arbugaev, Peter Grigoriev, Semyon Grigoriev, Woo Suk Hwang

Summary: On 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 areOn 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 magnets for high-tech genetic scientists. They want to bring the extinct woolly mammoth back to life à la "Jurassic Park". Resurrecting the mammoth is a first manifestation of the next great technological revolution. Man becomes Creator. … Expand

Director: Christian Frei and Maxim Arbugaev

Genre(s): Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 112 min

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Sheri Linden

Jan 1, 2019

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. Read full review

Michael Rechtshaffen

Jan 17, 2019

In Genesis 2.0, the prehistoric past and the near future intersect at a most intriguing — and disturbing — juncture. Read full review

Wendy Ide

Jan 1, 2019

A fascinating, sometimes frightening film which, like its subjects, is perhaps a little too ambitious for its own good. Read full review

Ben Kenigsberg

Jan 1, 2019

While the sights and sounds here are unique, the movie seems frustratingly torn about whether to buy the futurism and mysticism it’s selling. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Jan 2, 2019

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!). Read full review

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ajzeg01

Jan 10, 2020

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 frozenThis 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!… Expand

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Carol_reviews

Apr 22, 2019

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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