King of Clones

2023

Action / Documentary

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 33% · 8 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 33%
IMDb Rating 6.1/10 10 1003 1K

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Plot summary

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

Director

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Aditya Thayi

Top cast

George W. Bush Photo
George W. Bush as Self - 43rd President of the United States
Christopher Reeve Photo
Christopher Reeve as Self - Paralyzed Actor
Jim Lehrer Photo
Jim Lehrer as Self - Host, PBS NewsHour
Kym Miller Photo
Kym Miller as Jea-Suk
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792.91 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
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25 fps
1 hr 25 min
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1.59 GB
1920*1080
English 5.1
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by atleverton 3 / 10

Sloppily done

This is a documentary that expects you to feel something, likely outrage and disgust, but I admit I did not feel much of anything while watching this. It's the story of a man who ascended to the top of Korean Society by committing fraud, and because it was academic fraud, was not put in prison. Now it seems he spends his time on expensive projects to reanimate mastodons and long dead but very expensive prize candles. It seems he was touched by a bit of hubris, and promised things that he couldn't possibly deliver. But the science has left him behind, and even if he had been punished more harshly, that would not have been any different. This was a bit of a waste of time.
Reviewed by kosmasp 7 / 10

Playing God

No pun intended - I reckon there is way more going on than Dolly ... the sheep that is, not any living or dead person. Just in case, you may have gone there. Have to admit, that name can trigger different memories or recognition for some people.That all said, the movie/documentary here, is quite solid and knows what it wants to tell you the viewer. Structure is well done and you have a build up - even if you may know where it seems to lead. Moral questions have to be answered ... and is the ultimate goal enough to leave some of them unanswered and really just be focused on what we want to achieve. An interesting movie to watch - even more so if actually have interest in what it wants to tell us ...
Reviewed by roxlerookie 3 / 10

Fascinating topic. Horrid execution

This documentary was all over the place. Ultimately, very unsatisfying.In some kind of movie format, we jump back and forth in time.It felt like we actually know little of what happened with the forging of the research. Either that or the makers of the documentary didn't understand.Overall, a poor execution, which is a shame given the importance of the subject.The scenes with the gay dude who cloned his dog was pathetic, and reflected poorly on people who actually love their dogs and have the means to clone them.The UAE part was interesting but cartoonish as well with some Arab wearing sunglasses in a dark lab, with no satisfying explanation of what the doctor is doing there.Super underwhelming. Poorly researched and executed.
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