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  • 2020
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2020
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary A breakthrough called CRISPR has given us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the door to curing diseases, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children. Human Nature is a provocative exploration of CRISPR’s far-reaching implications, through the eyes of the scientists who discovered it, the f...

Directed By: Adam Bolt

Written By: Regina Sobel, Adam Bolt

  • 2020
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2020
  • Greenwich Entertainment
  • 1 h 35 m

Human Nature

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary A breakthrough called CRISPR has given us unprecedented control over the basic building blocks of life. It opens the door to curing diseases, reshaping the biosphere, and designing our own children. Human Nature is a provocative exploration of CRISPR’s far-reaching implications, through the eyes of the scientists who discovered it, the f...

Directed By: Adam Bolt

Written By: Regina Sobel, Adam Bolt

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90
Mar 12, 2020
Wherever you may land on the ethical issues of gene manipulation, Human Nature, is a fascinating watch.
By Bobby LePire FULL REVIEW
88
Mar 10, 2020
The lighter touches in Human Nature, which lists Dan Rather as a producer, come from scientists who are all “Big Bang Theory” extras at heart — referencing sci fi books and movies to make their points. Will we accept a positive vision of how this hurtle towards the future turns out (“Star Trek”) or a dystopic one (“Blade Runner”)?
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 19, 2020
Bolt’s ethically engaging, easy-to-grasp and artfully conceived film covers a wide range of areas that stir us to think about benefits and costs.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 12, 2020
A cogent, wide-ranging look at both the discovery and the nascent, soon-to-be-giant fights humans are having over it.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 12, 2020
The film is at its most intriguing in its earlier half, when it simply takes you through the growing excitement within the scientific community as the reality of Crispr emerges.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
75
Mar 11, 2020
Bolt tries mightily to make this weighty subject digestible to the average civilian, with some fancy, intricate animated sequences to show us how CRISPR and DNA manipulation work, and while I can’t say I came away from this film being able to coherently explain it, Human Nature works as a glimpse into possible futures and a moral dilemma that doesn’t have easy answers.
By G. Allen Johnson FULL REVIEW
63
Mar 13, 2020
Much of the movie is dedicated to the hard science behind the discovery of CRISPRs that has opened a whole new Pandora’s Box of possibilities both terrible and great, but I wish there were more of the human element in Human Nature.
By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sandbox Films (II), News and Guts Films, The Wonder Collaborative
Release Date Mar 13, 2020
Duration 1 h 35 m
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Tagline The Story of CRISPR. The Most Important Scientific DIscovery of the 21st Century.
Website https://www.humannaturefilm.com/
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Awards

International Documentary Association
• 2 Nominations
Academia Film Olomouc
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
CPH:DOX
• 1 Nomination

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