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Two scientists raise 3 children contrarily to their genetic tendencies to prove the ultimate power of nurture over nature.

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Ben
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Catherine
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Samsonov
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Luke
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Maya
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Maurice
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Gertz
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Mrs. Tridek
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Dr. Julie Bouchard
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Henry Morin
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Dr. Metcalfe
Brent Skagford ...
Teacher Duggins
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Female Scientist #1
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Ben 12 years old
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Male Scientist #2
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Miss Griffin
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André
Cora McQuinn ...
Catherine 12 years old (as Cora Mcquinn)
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Aunt Libby
Jadyn Malone ...
Maya 8 years old
Ethan Caminsky ...
Luke 6 & 8 years old
Jade Smith ...
Girl Twin #1
Mia Smith ...
Girl Twin #2
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Grecco-Roman Boy Wrestler
Thomas Paquin ...
Boxer 12 years old #1
Jason Howell ...
School Hall Monitor #1
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School Hall Monitor #2
Manuel Figueroa ...
Mexican Mariachi #1
José Luis Figueroa ...
Mexican Mariachi #2
Tomy Figueroa-Cutti ...
Mexican Mariachi #3
Herb Luft ...
Judge Parole Board
Daniel Churchill ...
Boy in Pool 12 years Old
Romy Hoss ...
Girl in Pool
Jillian Texiera ...
Girl in Pool 12 years Old
Warona Setshwaelo ...
TV Talk Show Host
Alexy Martino-Cyr ...
Student with Maya
Levana Laverdure ...
Caucasian Beauty #1
Sara Giacalone ...
Caucasian Beauty #2

Directed by

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Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais

Written by

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Marc Tulin ... (screenplay)
 
Emanuel Hoss-Desmarais ... (story) &
Marc Tulin ... (story)

Produced by

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Pierre Even ... producer
Jeannette Garcia ... associate producer
Lesley McKimm ... executive producer: The Irish Film Board
Berry Meyerowitz ... executive producer
Alan Moloney ... executive producer
Susan Mullen ... co-producer
Claude Paiement ... line producer
Patrick Roy ... executive producer
Jeff Sackman ... executive producer

Music by

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Stephen Rennicks ... (original music by)

Cinematography by

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Josée Deshaies

Editing by

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Arthur Tarnowski

Editorial Department

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Matt Branton ... digital intermediate conform
Richard Bélanger ... post-production coordinator: Montreal
Aaron Carroll ... digital intermediate conform
Dave Hughes ... digital intermediate colorist (as David Hughes)
Stéphane Lafleur ... rough cut editor
Cindy Langelier ... assistant editor
Clodagh Z. McCarthy ... post-production coordinator: Ireland
Robbie O'Farrell ... on-line editor
Nicolas J. Sauriol ... data management technician

Casting By

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Thyrza Ging
Andrea Kenyon
Louise Kiely ... (Ireland)
Margery Simkin
Randi Wells

Production Design by

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Emmanuel Frechette

Art Direction by

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Pierre Perrault

Set Decoration by

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Pascale Deschênes

Costume Design by

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Judy Jonker

Makeup Department

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Marie-Josée Beaudet ... hairdresser
Marianne Bobet ... extras makeup artist
Lola Dupont ... extras makeup artist
André Duval ... hair department head
Nancy Ferlatte ... makeup artist
Daniel Jacob ... hair department head
Gaétan Landry ... extras hairdresser
Anne-Marie Lanza ... extras hairdresser
Line Lévesque ... extras hairdresser
Caroline Manny ... extras makeup artist
Joan Patricia Parris ... makeup department head / makeup designer

Production Management

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Sarah Caraher ... post-production supervisor: Ireland
Sylvain Chalifoux ... assistant unit manager
Stephane Desharnais ... unit manager
Sarah Dillon ... executive: production and development
Maxime Fleurant ... assistant unit manager
Simon Marcotte ... unit manager
Mariann Petit ... assistant unit manager
Michelle Quinn ... production manager
Pierre Thériault ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Alexandre Agro ... additional third assistant director
Claire Baumann ... additional third assistant director
Olivier Chouinard ... second assistant director
Jean-Baptiste Diago ... additional third assistant director
Vanessa Dubé ... additional third assistant director
Pascal Elissalde ... first assistant director
Valerie Milot ... third assistant director

Art Department

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Natacha Antiglio ... art department coordinator
Carole Arpin ... on-set props
Josée Arsenault ... decorator (as Josée Arseneault)
Antoine Bianchi ... key greensman
Alain Brochu ... construction supervisor
Ann Brochu ... project manager
Catherine Bélanger ... greensperson
Sara Bélanger ... painter
Sarah Cusenier ... greensperson
Louis Cyr ... property master
Mary Lynn Deachman ... decorator
Pascale Deschênes ... decorator
Marie-Pier Fortier ... assistant decorator
Sébastien Gervais ... additional swing
Sylvain Grenier ... greensperson
Martin Handfield ... on-set prop master
Sébastien Héon ... swing crew: 2
Francis Lachance ... swing crew: 2 (as Francis Lachance-Quenneville)
Céline Lampron ... set designer
Raymond Larose ... set designer
Christophe Lavigne ... additional swing
Simone Leclerc ... property master
Ariane Leroux-Ringuette ... art department assistant
Oscar Lopez ... swing crew: 1
Patrick Mainville ... swing crew: 2
Francis Morin ... swing crew: 1
Vincent Myette ... storyboard
Philippe Perrier ... assistant art director (as Philipe Perrier)
Amélie Perron ... additional swing
Sébastien Perron ... swing crew: 1
Rock Plourde ... additional swing
Annie Pomerleau ... assistant decorator
Olivier Proulx ... prop designer
Marie-Eve Richard ... on-set props
Vincent Ronse ... head painter
François Savard ... swing crew: 2 (as Francois Savard)
Jennifer Small ... decorator
Guillaume St-Laurent ... swing crew: 3
Kim Thibodeau ... decorator
Pascal Tremblay ... swing crew: 3

Sound Department

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Rachelle Bergeron ... ADR Coordinator
Vladimir Borissov ... ADR recordist: Toronto
Sinéad Brady ... sound post coordinator
Paul Clark ... ADR recordist: London
Sophie Cloutier ... boom operator: additional shooting
Nicolas Dallaire ... ADR recordist: Montreal
Martin Desmarais ... sound recordist
Mitch Dorf ... adr mixer
Bertrand Duranleau ... ADR recordist: Montreal
Garret Farrell ... re-recording mixer
Natalie Fleurant ... ADR supervisor: Montreal
Mark Henry ... adr recordist: Dublin
Fionán Higgins ... dialogue editor / supervising sound editor
Janice Ierulli ... ADR supervisor: Toronto
Philippe Lavigne ... boom operator
Dominic Lawrence ... sound effects editor
Michelle McCormack ... foley editor
Eoghan McDonnell ... foley artist
Jordan Mullen ... assistant sound editor
Dave Murricane ... ADR recordist: Glasgow
Paskal Perreault ... sound recordist: additional shooting (as Paskal Perrault)
Brian Power ... adr recordist: Halifax
Patrick Rioux ... ADR recordist: Montreal
Cynthia Thibault ... additional boom operator
Jeffrey Roy ... adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Paul Barette ... weapons wrangler
Dana Campbell ... special effects technician
Ryal Cosgrove ... special effects coordinator
Alain Rouillier ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Andrea Arice ... visual effects artist
Mathieu Boulanger ... lead services visual effects
Reine Bourgault ... digital compositor
Doug Cook ... visual effects generalist
Alexandre Dumont ... digital compositor
Vincent Forand ... digital compositor
Martin Fourat ... visual effects assistant editor
Francois Garcia ... visual effects executive: Mels Studios
Nathalie Girard ... visual effects supervisor: Mels Studios
Charles Granger ... digital compositor
Yamil Hossman ... digital compositor
Clodagh Z. McCarthy ... visual effects producer: Windmill Lane Pictures
Cian McKenna ... title design
Chris McLoughlin ... matchmover / visual effects artist
Richard Merrigan ... visual effects artist
Ramón Ramos ... digital compositor
Gabriel Roy ... digital compositor
Leonardo Sierra ... digital compositor (as Leonardo David Sierra Montiel)
Sylvain Thibodeau ... I/O operator
Benoit Touchette ... head of visual effects
Alexandra Vaillancourt ... visual effects producer: Mels Studios
Frank Valouch ... 3D modeler

Stunts

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Felix Famelart ... stunt double: Samsonov
Gilbert Larose Jr. ... stunt coordinator
Nina Lauren ... stunt double: Catherine
Stéphane Lefebvre ... stunt coordinator
Erick Meslier ... stunt driver double: Maurice

Camera and Electrical Department

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Yasmine Amor ... second assistant camera B
Olivia Aravecchia ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Eric Bensoussan ... first assistant camera A
Marie-Julie Besse ... first assistant camera B
Karine Boudreault ... additional grip
Nicholas Bouliane ... additional electric
Patrick Bourbonniere ... rigging grip
Dany Bourque ... additional electric
Maxime Cloutier ... additional electric
Jean-Benoit Daigneault ... helicopter pilot
Pierre Daudelin ... best boy electric
Alexandra Elkin ... grip
Eames Gagnon ... gaffer
Lise Gagnon ... rigging grip
Marie-Ève Gosselin ... second assistant camera A
Simon Hébert ... best boy grip
Marc Hénaut ... electric
Pierre-Luc L'Espérance ... rigging grip
Sylvain Labrecque ... additional grip
Jean-Martin Landry ... additional electric
Constant Lavallée ... electric
Martin Lebel ... first assistant camera A: additional shooting
Antoine Masson Maclean ... first assistant camera B (as Antoine Masson-Maclean)
Dustan Lewis McBain ... additional grip
Shaun Nagorny ... rigging grip
Jeff Nichol ... key grip
Lukas Nichol ... grip
Shawn Pavlin ... second assistant camera A: additional shooting
Stéphane Pilon ... additional grip
Charles Péloquin ... additional electric
Sébastien Raymond ... EPK director / stills photographer
Réal Saulnier ... genny operator
Simon Therrien ... additional grip
David Villeneuve ... additional electric

Casting Department

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Julie Breton ... extras casting director
Thyrza Ging ... casting associate: Ireland
Melissa Nepton ... extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Anne-Laure Berger ... wardrobe mistress
Richard Brunet ... dresser
Jacinthe Demers ... costumes coordinator
Martine Girard ... extras dresser
Sophie Godard ... extras dresser
Guylaine Lafleur ... wardrobe mistress
Mathilde Lemaire-Barrette ... extras wardrobe mistress (as Mathilde Lemaire-Barette)
Claudia Manseau ... extras dresser
Noémie Proulx ... extras dresser
Art Reasonover ... key dresser

Location Management

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Astrid Barrette-Tessier ... assistant location manager
Patricia Durocher ... location manager

Music Department

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Joss Dumas ... music supervisor
Sarah Glennane ... music supervisor
Kevin Murphy ... cello
Stephen Rennicks ... all other instruments: played by
Cristina Ryan ... violin

Script and Continuity Department

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Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne ... script doctor
Mona Medawar ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Sylvain Chalifoux ... transport
Jesse Coull ... assistant picture car coordinator
Tony De Provence ... trailers: supplied by
Denis Decarie ... specialized driver
Jean Décarie ... specialized driver
Yves Décarie ... specialized driver
Felix Even ... driver
Mario Forget ... driver
Jean-Sebastian Guay ... assistant picture car coordinator (as Jean-Sébastien Guay)
David Horan ... truck production assistant
Mathieu Jutras ... specialized driver
Rolland Lachance ... assistant picture car coordinator (as Roland Lachance)
Dany Lachapelle ... production driver
Alexandra Laniel ... back-up truck production assistant
Jean-Marc Larivière ... driver
Eric Paré ... driver
Martin Patrice ... specialized driver
Michel Perreault ... picture car coordinator
Sébastien Proulx ... driver
Roger Robichaud ... specialized driver
Martin Roy ... truck production assistant

Additional Crew

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Caragh Beggy ... production auditor: Occ Accountants
Cédric Berthiaume ... assistant craft person: additional
Michel Bouchard ... assistant to line producer
Mélanie Bouchard ... production accountant
Marco Boucher ... craft person
Claude Bélanger ... office runner
Francis Cardinal ... craft person
Brigitte Chabot ... unit publicist
Ève Christin-Cuerrier ... clearance coordinator (as Eve Christin Cuerrier)
Lysyane Clavette ... Swing Production Assistant
Renaud Comtois ... Swing Production Assistant: cable
Sam Coppola ... production legal services: Gascon & Associés
Louis Courtemanche ... additional production assistant
Jean-François Côté ... additional production assistant
Michele D'Errico ... child coordinator (as Michelle D'Errico)
Linda Dubuc ... insurance: Globalex
Nady Eghtedari ... production assistant
Roseline Lili Egoume ... accountant: Item 7
Audrey Fallu ... assistant to: Mr. Goode & Ms Collette
Luc Forest ... auditor
Anik Fournier ... production accountant
Pierre Gagné ... assistant craft person
Sophie Gauron ... assistant accountant
Elaine Gill ... production tax advisor: Clancy & Associates, Ireland
Elsa Godin ... business affairs: Item 7
Rhoda Habert ... tutor
James Hickey ... chief executive: The Irish Film Board
Johanna Hogan ... production legal services
Jean-Patrick Joseph ... special equipment supplier
Amy Khoury ... legal counsel
Remy Khouzam ... production legal services: Lussier Khouzam Legal
Dany Lachapelle ... office runner
Lydia Laprise-Perron ... backup set production assistant
Antoine Leclercq Carrière ... Swing Production Assistant (as Antoine Leclercq-Carrière)
Geneviève Lefebvre ... unit publicist
Allan Levine ... tutor
David Longpré Marcoux ... set production assistant (as David Longpré-Marcoux)
Marie-Douce Mainville ... assistant craft person: additional
David Marcoux ... production assistant
Angie Marquis ... production secretary
Aileen McCauley ... business affairs executive: The Irish Film Board
Teresa McGrane ... deputy chief executive: The Irish Film Board
Paul Morissette ... production legal services: Lussier Khouzam Legal
Guillaume Murray ... Swing Production Assistant
Hager Namly ... coordinator: Item 7
François Normand ... production legal services: Bernard & Brassard
Guillaume Paquet ... additional production assistant
Eric Paré ... set production assistant
Raynnie Platz ... walla
Julie Prud'homme ... account manager: National Bank of Canada (as Julie Prudhomme)
Pierre Rochon-Massicotte ... additional production assistant
Emma Scott ... distribution manager: The Irish Film Board
Melissa Sioui ... insurance: Globalex
Jenny Smith ... production assistant: Parallel Films
Laurent Solange ... set runner
Kathy Ann Thomas ... production coordinator
Johanne-Marie Tremblay ... child acting coach
Marie-Josée Trottier ... set production assistant
Amelie Trudel ... backup set production assistant
Mathieu Vaillancourt ... Swing Production Assistant
Pierre-Alexandre Vollant ... assistant craft person

Thanks

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Thomas Laporte Aust ... special thanks to: for his vital contribution at the genesis of this story
Stephanie Azam ... with special thanks to: Telefilm Canada
Alan Bacchus ... with special thanks to: Harold Greenberg Fund
Nicolas Bolduc ... the director and writer wish to thank
Carolle Brabant ... with special thanks to: Telefilm Canada
Nicolas Dion ... the director and writer wish to thank
Felix Even ... with special thanks to: Productions Les Bob
Juliette G. Even ... with special thanks to: Productions Les Bob
Laurent Gagliardi ... with special thanks to: Sodec
John Galway ... with special thanks to: Harold Greenberg Fund
Marie-Josée Gauvin ... with special thanks to: Productions Les Bob
Gabriel Hoss ... in loving memory of
Romy Hoss ... the director and writer wish to thank
Axell L. Hoss-Desmarais ... the director and writer wish to thank
Billie L. Hoss-Desmarais ... the director and writer wish to thank
Leo L. Hoss-Desmarais ... the director and writer wish to thank
Myriam Hoss-Desmarais ... the director and writer wish to thank
Vincent Hoss-Desmarais ... the director and writer wish to thank
Christina Kubacki ... with special thanks to: Entertainment One Films Canada
Marie-Claude Poulin ... special thanks
Michel Pradier ... with special thanks to: Telefilm Canada
Mary Ramos ... the director and writer wish to thank
Patrick Roy ... with special thanks to: Entertainment One Films Canada
Jeff Sackman ... with special thanks to: Aqute Media
Natalie Schmekel ... the director and writer wish to thank
Monique Simard ... with special thanks to: Sodec
Mark Slone ... with special thanks to: Entertainment One Films Canada
Carolina Tulin ... the director and writer wish to thank
Helena Tulin ... the director and writer wish to thank
Michel Tulin ... the director and writer wish to thank
Anne-Claire Villeneuve ... with special thanks to: Entertainment One Films Canada

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Plot Summary

In 1977, two respected scientists, Ben Morin and his wife Catherine, quit their jobs at the university to conduct an experiment they think will revolutionize our understanding of human identity. The project aims to raise three children contrarily to their genetic predispositions to prove the ultimate power of nurture over nature. They want to prove that everyone has the same potential to become anything. Maya, a newborn girl adopted from two feeble-minded parents, is raised to be smart; while Maurice, a newborn boy adopted from two anger-prone parents, is raised to be a pacifist. Finally, their own biological son Luke, who comes from a long lineage of scientific brains, is raised to become a revered artist. The experiment will reveal little scientific truth, but rather lead Ben and Catherine to discover the true value of family. Written by Marc Tulin

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Taglines Two scientists raise 3 children contrarily to their genetic See more »
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Also Known As
  • 胎记 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Врожденные данные (Russia)
  • Predestinados (Brazil)
  • Co z nich wyrośnie? (Poland)
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  • 90 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Prologue: "I think of a newborn baby's mind as a blank book." -Walt Disney See more »
Goofs Helium cannot explode. Hydrogen can. See more »
Soundtracks Nice to be Nice See more »
Quotes Ben: [in believing Catherine and Samsonov are having an affair] I just had to say... a lot of these ex-athletes, acute cases of gonorrhea, you know.
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