Island Film Group: Gattaca (1997)

The Island Film Group meets on the second Wednesday of the month to watch a movie followed by an informal discussion. Join us this month for an underrated 90s gem, the science-fiction flick Gattaca.

Gattaca (1997). PG-13. 106 minutes.

Directed by Andrew Niccol

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Alan Arkin

In a future society in the era of indefinite eugenics, humans are set on a life course depending on their DNA. Young Vincent Freeman is born with a condition that would prevent him from space travel yet is determined to infiltrate the GATTACA space program.