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Dark Matter is a american film of genre Drama released in USA on 24 april 2008 with Liu Ye

Dark Matter (2008)

Dark Matter
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Released in USA 24 april 2008
Length 1h30
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Historical
Rating59% 2.9982352.9982352.9982352.9982352.998235

Dark Matter is the first feature film by opera director Chen Shi-zheng, starring Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn and Meryl Streep. It won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival.

Liu Ye plays a young scientist whose rising star must confront the dark forces of politics, ego, and cultural insensitivity. The film is based on the University of Iowa shooting.

Synopsis

The film is loosely inspired by the true story of Gang Lu, a former graduate student who killed four faculty members and one student at the University of Iowa. However, the story has substantial differences in plot and character motivation.

Actors

Liu Ye

(Liu Xing)
Aidan Quinn

(Jacob Reiser)
Meryl Streep

(Joanna Silver)
Blair Brown

(Hildy)
Erick Avari

(Professor R.K. Gazda)
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