
Theyareyoungandhighlymotivated,havestudiedabroadandspeakfluentEnglish.TheemployeesoftheChineseBGIArkBiotechnologycompanystudytherelationbetweenthehumanDNAcodeandIQ.Betweentheircell-likeworkplacesandsterilelabs,dreamingisstillallowedbecausethisiswhereourfutureisshaped.Whichbabywouldyoulike?OnthebackdropofChina’sone-childpolicyit’sonlynaturalthatitshouldbeperfect.Soonedaywewillbeabletoassembleouridealchildbycharacter,intelligenceandlooks,likeinadepartmentstore.Ofcourse,genesthatguaranteealonglifeareparticularlyvalued.<br/> Thiscompany,whichacceptsonlythebloodsamplesoftheverybest,seesitselfasasaviourofhumanityintheveinofNoah’sArk.DirectorBregtjevanderHaakwasgivengenerousaccesstothecompanypremiseswheretheyoungscientiststalkfreelyabouttheirvisions.Youcanliterallysensetheirexcitementat“playingGod”.ButwhatiftheresultsoftheirresearcharetranslatedintoaWesternbusinessmodel?Asthedirectorincludesapparentlyperipheraldetailsintohervisualworld,shemanagestoopenaspaceforreflectionthatbringshomethecontemporaneityandmonstrosityofthesehorrorscenarios.<br/> CorneliaKlauß