Gene-X

Gene-X
Directed by	Martin Simpson
Written by	Martin Simpson
Produced by	Tony Chu Martin Simpson Irene Walls[1]
Starring	Ayşe Tezel Patrick Magee Peter Astridge
Cinematography	Vincent Monton
Edited by	Richard Hindley
Music by	Tony Flint
Release date	2006 (2006)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Gene-X is an independent Australian feature film, released in the latter half of 2006. It is directed and written by Martin Simpson and stars Ayşe Tezel, Patrick Magee and Peter Astridge.

Plot summary

A young research doctor named Tom Gray is on the verge of a genetic cure for cancer. Nurse Casey Gordon is desperate to save the life of a child in her care and seduces Tom into testing his therapy. Early success brings romance into Tom's life for the first time, but Casey has a secret lover whose jealous anger puts their lives in danger, and Tom finds his cure has a dark side.[2]

Cast

Actor	Character
Patrick Magee	Dr. Tom Gray
Ayşe Tezel	Nurse Casey Gordon
Peter Astridge	Karl Magnusson
Gerry Sont	Professor White

Production

Principal photography was in Sydney between 31 May 2005 and 8 July 2005. Picture lock-off was reached in early February 2006 and post production was completed in September 2006.

Premiere

Gene-X premiered at the London Australian Film Festival in 2007.[3]^[failed verification]

References

1. Gene-X production team
2. Gene-X Plot Summary
3. "Barbican – London Australian Film Festival – home". Archived from the original on 22 June 2006.

External links

• Gene-X at IMDb