Dark Matter
- Original title
- Dark Matter
- Year
- 2008
- Running time
- 90 min.
- Country
- United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Ye Liu
- Meryl Streep
- Aidan Quinn
- Boris McGiver
- Blair Brown
- Rob Campbell
- Erick Avari
- Joe Grifasi
- Bill Irwin
- Taylor Schilling
- John Rothman
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Based on a true story
- Synopsis
- Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.
- Critics' reviews
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"Hypnotic, culturally pertinent drama."
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"The film does a fine job of displaying the contrasts between these tense, formalized Chinese students and the faux populist American academics"
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"Chen Shi-Zheng shows great sensitivity to the pressure and isolation felt by Chinese brains at American universities"
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"Never fully succeeds in burrowing under its protagonist's skin, despite conspicuous effort"
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"It is easy to see the film as two movies crammed together, neither of them being very good"
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"Director Chen Shi-Zheng's film has a graceful energy, and three strong performances help make this serene drama - and its shocking conclusion - quietly moving."
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