The Man with the Golden Cells

200753 min 16 secFilm: Documentaire

Réalisation: Florence Martin-Kessler

Production: Paul Saadoun (13 Production)Virginie GuibbaudYves Bisaillon (National Film Board of Canada)Johanne Bergeron

Co-produced by Arte France, 13 Production and the National Film Board of Canada.

In The Man with the Golden Cells, director Florence Martin-Kessler asks crucial and timely questions about the right to personal physical integrity in the face of scientific research. Travelling through Canada, France, the United States and Singapore, Martin-Kessler challenges an industry driven by the lure of profits - an industry that sometimes seems to ignore the distinction betweeen life and lab.

The starting point for this hour-long film is the famous lawsuit launched by John Moore, who sued his doctor for culturing, patenting and passing on Moore's cells to the pharmaceutical industry - all without his permission. This controversial suit marked the rise of biotechnology. But can the human body be reduced to a territory for scientific exploration?

The Man with the Golden Cells is a science documentary that navigates the worlds of patent protection and human dignity, while reminding us that the roots of biotechnology's commercial potential lie in our desire to be healthy and eternally young. Meanwhile, our body, so precious to us, is caught between the needs of commerce, ethics and health.

Catégories de sujets


  • Santé et Médecine > Éthique médicaleRecherche et Expériences médicales
  • Sciences > BiologieÉthique et Bioéthique
  • Technologie > Biotechnologie
  • Religion et Philosophie > Éthique
  • Pays étrangers > France
  • Droit et Criminalité > Droit et Éthique

Générique


réalisateur
Florence Martin-Kessler
caméra
Mark Daniels
Jean-Marc Bouzou
Robert Vanherweghem
Michel La Veaux
prise de son
Suzanne Newman
Guillaume Chevalier
Ismail Ishak
Marcel Fraser
Sylvain Vary
assistant réalisateur
Gabriella Kessler
montage
Luc Forveille
Babalou Hamelin
Mathilde Morieres
assistant monteur
Rohmiadi Doat
musique
Fabien Bourdier
montage sonore
Marco Fania
en-ligne
Denis Gathelier
titres
Gaspard Gaudreau
narrateur
Kelly Ricard
voix anglaise
Liz MacRae
Michael Rudder
répétiteur textes
Hubert Fielden
traduction
Janet Chapman
sous-titres
Janet Chapman
recherche
Claire Bourbonnais
Fiona McLaughlin
Gianna Franceschini
gérant de production
Alain Bastide
Sylvie Lapointe
assistant de production
Malik Menaï
agent, marketing
Jenny Thibault
administrateur de studio
Manon Provencher
coordonnateur technique
Jean-François Laprise
producteur associé
Maryse Chapdelaine
producteur
Paul Saadoun
Virginie Guibbaud
Yves Bisaillon
Johanne Bergeron