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The Childhood of Icarus

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Jonathan, a disabled man, learns of a gene therapy for regenerating the human body. He volunteers to be a test subject, but the therapy does not go according to plan and causes unexpected results.

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Audience Member Guillaume Depardieu's last movie. It explores the theme of risky genetic engineering, in times when making a man virtually immortal through regeneration may prove scientifically possible. The Childhood of Icarus asks about the importance of life and death, but doesn't show the guts to give any answers. While the essence of its message might be generally significant, the way in which Alex Iordachescu presents this thought-provoking subject leaves something to be desired. Still, Depardieu gives an emotional and sometimes excruciating performance as a man, who chooses to be a guinea pig for the experiment that was doomed to failure from the very beginning. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Alex Iordachescu

Director

Guillaume Depardieu

Jonathan Vogel

Alysson Paradis

Alice Karr

Carlo Brandt

Stivlas Karr

Sophie Lukasik

Anna Vogel

Jean-Pierre Gos

Jacques Becker
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Synopsis Jonathan, a disabled man, learns of a gene therapy for regenerating the human body. He volunteers to be a test subject, but the therapy does not go according to plan and causes unexpected results.
Director
Alex Iordachescu
Producer
Daniel Burlac, Alex Iordachescu, Christophe Servell
Screenwriter
Marcel Beaulieu, Marianne Brun, Alex Iordachescu
Production Co
Elefant Films, Elefant Film, Freshline Productions
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
French (France)
Runtime
1h 35m