King of Clones

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King of Clones

2023

1h 25m

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From groundbreaking human cloning research to a scandalous downfall, this documentary tells the captivating story of Korea's most notorious scientist.

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Chris Vognar

Rolling Stone

06/26/2023

Were revere scientific progress... We also fear that progress, its capacity for transgression in a field that the layperson struggles to understand. The new Netflix documentary King of Clones presents a smart look at this dichotomy.

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Nick Schager

The Daily Beast

06/23/2023

A primer on the rise and fall of Hwang, a former superstar who currently plies his genetics trade in the United Arab Emirates.

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John Anderson

Wall Street Journal

06/22/2023

Mr. Thayi doesn’t tell a straightforward version of the Hwang story, because he’s after more -- the story of cloning itself, which will be enlightening for those of us on the fringes of science.

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Archi Sengupta

LeisureByte.com

07/05/2024

4/5

King of Clones is a worthwhile watch that will leave you with many moral and ethical questions.

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Sabrina McFarland

Common Sense Media

07/10/2023

4/5

The film, with its oftentimes high-tech premise, can be an educational and enlightening view of clone technology. "Some say cloning is wrong," notes Dr. Hwang Woo-suk in King of Clones.

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Graeme Tuckett

The Post NZ

06/28/2023

While you're having fun watching it, you will quite probably learn something fascinating as well.

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Arturo C

07/08/2023

Very important subject. It's main attraction is learning a little more about cloning. But, when we learn who was behind the publicity stunts the whole reality comes crashing down. Silly immature marketing that leads to lies, of course. If you want to know how silly marketing, in general, is, then you will see the man behind the curtain. This makes it a waste of time. The fruit loops gang takes over,

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Chelsea P

07/03/2023

Thought this would be an exciting watch based on the topic, but the actual execution was awful and terribly boring.

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Synopsis

From groundbreaking human cloning research to a scandalous downfall, this documentary tells the captivating story of Korea's most notorious scientist.

Director: Aditya Thayi
Distributor: Netflix
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 23, 2023
Runtime: 1h 25m

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