Film: Gattaca Directed by Andrew Niccol

A science fiction film which depicts a world where our destiny in life is determined by our genes and how society discriminates based on them. This causes most in society to self select their best offspring, so as not to disadvantage them. The central character is born in the traditional way, and has many defects (just as we do today, where perfection is rare!). He subsquently enters into the underclass who can only get low level jobs. He does however get to clean up at the academy where they send people into space - a boyhood dream for him. He meets with a shady character who can mask his poor genes by crossing with a failed athlete who is now disabled and resembles him. So the film is the playing out of this charade, and charts his progress through the academy and onto the space flight. A murder of the flight director then brings the police in to investigate - and the heat is on in terms of his discovery. He does make his flight and his dream is realised. A really interesting film with minimal sets and some good acting.