Summary
A father is confronted by the sons he had cloned decades earlier. Based on a play by Caryl Churchill.
Good for
- Friends night
- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want to half-watch while scrolling
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 46GoodWatch 47
IMDb5.5
Audience score37%
Running time
1 h 13 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 sci-fi movies, −26 min on the typical 99
typical 9973Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
To rent or buy in 2 countries
Released
2008
September 10, 2008
18 years ago
Genres
Science FictionDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchRated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 4
- James MacDonald Director
- Tamana Bleasdale Second Assistant Director
- Michael Elliott First Assistant Director
- Zoe Liang Third Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Caryl Churchill Writer
Production · 13
- Tracey Scoffield Producer
- Lee Morris Producer
- Frank Doelger Producer
- Bobby Prince Unit Manager
- Joel Holmes Location Manager
- Ginny Nugent Production Executive
Camera · 5
- Florian Hoffmeister Director of Photography
- Ben Appleton Clapper Loader
- Dion M. Casey Steadicam Operator, Additional Photography
- Nicola Dove Still Photographer
- Spencer Murray First Assistant "B" Camera
Editing · 3
- Humphrey Dixon Editor
- Alex Fenn First Assistant Editor
- Paul Ensby Digital Color Timer
Sound · 8
- Matthew Herbert Original Music Composer
- Adrian Rhodes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Nick Foley ADR Mixer
- Rob Saunders Sound Assistant
- Colin Ritchie Dialogue Editor
- Rick Gould Foley Artist
Art · 8
- John Paul Kelly Production Design
- Ray Leek Title Designer
- Sara Wan Set Decoration
- Jane Henwood Assistant Set Decoration
- Rob Anderson Construction Coordinator
- Katy Harvey Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 3
- Consolata Boyle Costume Design
- Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou Makeup Designer, Hair Designer, Prosthetic Designer
- Bella Ava Georgiou Assistant Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Christian Manz Visual Effects Supervisor
- Matt Fox Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 2
- Dan Fontaine Gaffer
- Andy Bell Rigging Gaffer
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