Gattaca

Welcome to the world of Gattaca: a world where parents determine the genetic make-up of their children. Angelic blue eyes? A non-violent character? Extreme intelligence? Vincent Freeman, a child conceived through ‘old-fashioned’ love, struggles to keep up with these perfect people. To achieve his dream of going to space, he assumes the identity of a genetically perfect person. As he inches closer to his goal, the mission leader is murdered and Vincent becomes the primary suspect.

Gattaca was selected as the favourite film of Han Brunner, professor of Human and Molecular Genetics. How much of the dystopian future depicted in the film can we expect in real life?