Movie

The Genius and the Boys

★ 6.0(2)20091h 29m

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Good to know

Director: Bosse Lindquist
Release date: 2009-11-20
Runtime: 1h 29m
Language: English
Status: Released
Country: Sweden
Studio: ARTE GEIE

About The Genius and the Boys

The Genius and the Boys is a 2009 movie in the TV Movie and Documentary genres, directed by Bosse Lindquist, starring Bosse Lindquist, Michael Alpers and Warwick Anderson. It has a runtime of 1 hour 29 minutes. It holds an average rating of 6.0/10 from 2 viewers. Below you can see where to watch The Genius and the Boys in Japan — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

D Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of Prions - the particles that would emerge as the cause of Mad Cow disease - while working with a cannibal tribe on New Guinea. He was a star of the scientific world. Over his years working amongst the tribes of the South Seas, he adopted 57 kids, bringing them to a new life in Washington DC. His adoptions were hailed as wonderful fatherly beneficence. But, at the height of his career, rumours began to spread he was a paedophile. Gajdusek would argue that if sex with children was okay in their own cultures, he wasn't wrong to join in. How could a great mind like Gajdusek's lose insight so totally, and why would the scientific community to which he was a hero be so quick to leap to his defence and dismiss the allegations? (Storyville)

Cast

Bosse Lindquist

Narrator

Michael Alpers

Himself - Professor of Medicine - Expert on Kuru

Warwick Anderson

Professor in Medical Anthropology

Sena Anua

Medical Reporter - PNGIMR

Daniel Carleton Gajdusek

Himself - Virologist - Anthropologist - Linguist - Author - etc

Robert Gajdusek

Brother

Robert Gallo

Himself - Director, Institute of Human Virology and Co-discoverer HIV

Oliver Sacks

Himself - Professor of Neurology and Author

Lovisa Mbagintao

Secretary

Benoît B. Mandelbrot

Himself - Former Professor of Mathematics - Yale and Princeton (as Benoit Mandelbrot)

Themes & keywords

child abusesexual abusenobel prized. carleton gajdusekprions

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch The Genius and the Boys in Japan?+

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Is The Genius and the Boys on Netflix?+

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How long is The Genius and the Boys?+

The Genius and the Boys has a runtime of 1 hour 29 minutes (89 minutes).

Who stars in The Genius and the Boys?+

The Genius and the Boys stars Bosse Lindquist, Michael Alpers, Warwick Anderson, Sena Anua and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek.

When did The Genius and the Boys come out?+

The Genius and the Boys is a 2009 movie directed by Bosse Lindquist.

What genre is The Genius and the Boys?+

The Genius and the Boys is TV Movie and Documentary film.

Who directed The Genius and the Boys?+

The Genius and the Boys was directed by Bosse Lindquist.