''The Gene Generation'' is a 2007

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about an assassin who battles DNA

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. The film was

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Pearry Reginald Teo Pearry Reginald Teo Zhang Pingli (born 23 July 1978) commonly known as Pearry Teo, is a Singaporean filmmaker. He is considered the first Singaporean movie director to make a Hollywood film. Biography Teo began his career with as a school drop ...

, and stars

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, and

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Synopsis

In a futuristic world, Michelle lives battling with DNA Hackers who use their skills to hack into people's bodies and kill them. She is an assassin, troubled by her past demons and trying to keep her younger and extroverted brother, Jackie, out of trouble. When Jackie is embroiled in a petty crime of robbery, he propels himself into the world of DNA Hackers, Shylocks (Loan Sharks) and Gang Fights. Wanting the respect that the world has never given to him only makes it harder for Jackie to peel himself away from the underground trades, against the hopes of his sister, Michelle. Michelle always wanted to leave the city and lead a calm and quiet lifestyle. As emotions and gunfire get into the way, Michelle and Jackie soon find themselves battling between their lives and finding out that in an immoral world, love can still survive; and that blood is thicker than water.

Cast

– Michelle *

– Jackie *

– Christian *

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– Solemn *

– Josephine Hayden *

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– Abraham *Rebecca Parisi – Julianne *

Tom Choi Tom T. Choi (born in Daegu, South Korea) is a Korean-American actor best known for ''Teen Wolf'' and his voice work on the '' Mortal Kombat'' video games and the first season of ''Squid Game''. He has acted in numerous movies and television prog ...

– Dad

Visual effects

*Shero Rauf – 3D lead artist *Dobri Georgiev – lead CGI artist *Milen Jeliazkov – 2D lead artist

DVD release

It was released on Region 1 DVD on January 27, 2009, with the Region 2 release following on April 27, 2009.

Soundtrack and score

The soundtrack for the film features various tracks by Combichrist, Encephalon and Tribal Machine, while the score was composed by

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with additional music by

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. The score was released on CD by the

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label in March 2009. The following tracks are listed at the end of the film:

Sequel

On February 4, 2010, it was revealed that a sequel, ''The Gene Generation: War of the Bloodlines'', was in development. Filming was due to begin in March 2010 and be completed by September 2010. However, since this announcement there have been no further details on the status of the production.

References

External links

*
The Gene Generation Soundtrack Review
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gene Generation, The 2007 films American science fiction action films Biopunk films Cyberpunk films American dystopian films 2000s English-language films 2007 science fiction action films Films about telepresence Girls with guns films Films adapted into comics Films directed by Pearry Reginald Teo 2000s American films