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Progress at all cost – the achievements of science don't always turn out to be a blessing in the long run. It seems so desirable to conceive a child made-to-measure instead of leaving this important issue to chance or Nature. It is a brave new world GATTACA presents us with, a world without hereditary diseases, but also a world where people who don't fulfill the genetic requirements don't stand a chance. Just like lepers used to be excluded from society children conceived naturally and without interference are now stamped "invalid".

Vincent (Ethan Hawke) is one of them. Right after he is born he is genetically tested, and his parents learn that he is bound to fail. With their second son they don't rely on chance and seem to have made the right decision. But Vincent has a dream he is willing to sacrifice everything for: he wants to be an astronaut. Even the fact that only the genetic elite is allowed into this coveted profession can't stop him. At first he only manages to enter...

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Title: GATACA
Approximate word count: 368
Approximate pages: 2 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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