Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen
In Genesis 2.0, the prehistoric past and the near future intersect at a most intriguing — and disturbing — juncture.
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Directors
Christian Frei,
Maxim Arbugaev
Cast
Peter Grigoriev,
Semyon Grigoriev,
George Church,
Spira Sleptsov,
Woo Suk Hwang
Genre
Documentary
On the remote New Siberian Islands in the Arctic sea, hunters search for tusks of extinct mammoths. When they discover a surprisingly well-preserved carcass, it becomes a major step forward in the study of the genetic engineering of life, with the potential to turn the world upside down.
Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen
In Genesis 2.0, the prehistoric past and the near future intersect at a most intriguing — and disturbing — juncture.
The Hollywood Reporter by Sheri Linden
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.
Screen Daily by Wendy Ide
A fascinating, sometimes frightening film which, like its subjects, is perhaps a little too ambitious for its own good.
The New York Times by Ben Kenigsberg
While the sights and sounds here are unique, the movie seems frustratingly torn about whether to buy the futurism and mysticism it’s selling.
RogerEbert.com by Simon Abrams
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!).
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