The Identity ES

synopsis

Emil Skamene has written more than 250 scientific publications, won dozens of distinguished awards, and was even on the verge of winning the Nobel Prize. He is the founder of the Institute for Clinical Research at McGill University in Montreal, a member of the Czech Learned Society, and a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. Not so long ago, he discovered that he was someone completely different – he had devoted his whole life to unlocking the secrets of genes, and yet he had been unaware of his own identity for decades. His life was a history that changed the whole of Europe and the world. His story is full of unbelievable and completely absurd situations that can only happen in real life.

“In my many years in the field of documentary filmmaking, I’ve encountered hundreds of human stories. Some were mundane and ordinary; others were full of twists and variety. One literally took my breath away. The story of a top scientist who has devoted his entire professional life to the mystery of genes, yet for years he did not know his own genes. He didn't know his real identity.” — Alena Činčerová

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Source: web Cinemart

biography

Alena Činčerová (* 1954) made a number of series and solo documentaries for Czech Television (Au!, Sedláci, S vůní mastixu a vanilky) and for the private TV station Nova (Nová cestománie). She brought back to the screen and stage Kinoautomat, the world's first interactive film, the invention of her father Radúz Činčera in 1967, which she presented at the National Film Theatre in London in 2006.

more about film

director:	Alena Činčerová
producer:	Viktor Schwarcz, Lenka Poláková, Silvia Panáková
script:	Alena Činčerová
photography:	David Ployhar
editing:	Jan Skalský
sound:	Michal Janoušek
co-producer:	Arina Film Production, 12132761 Canada INC