King of Clones, a contentious movie that will be released on June 23, 2023, has its debut trailer available on Netflix. The documentary movie is about South Korean physicist Hwang Woo-suk and is based on his life and work.
King of Clones, with a running time of 1 hour and 25 minutes, will highlight the growing importance and shocking failure of Hwang’s human cloning operation.
The goal of this documentary, directed by Aditya Thayi, is to highlight the value of ethics in the complex realm of scientific research. He is well-known for the movies Deciphering India and Deciphering Indonesia, both of which starred Cheryl Marella and Anjan Sundaram. King of Clones’ official Netflix synopsis reads as follows:
This documentary explores the engrossing tale of Korea’s most infamous scientist, tracing his career from ground-breaking human cloning research to a sensational demise.
Netflix offers an unbiased viewpoint on Hwang Woo-suk and his contributions to research given the delicate nature of the matter in the scientific community and in South Korea.
Since the findings, Hwang Woo-suk, King of Clones, has interacted with the outside world for the first time
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South Korean-born Hwang Woo-suk completed his veterinary medicine degree first. He began his research on animal cloning and had great success, including cloning cows and pigs. The first human embryo was allegedly successfully cloned by Hwang’s research team in 2004, and nine people’s embryonic stem cells were also obtained.
In 2005, allegations of unethical behavior and research misconduct alarmed the scientific community. Forgery and manipulation of research data were the main accusations against Hwang. But a closer look revealed that the paper was a fraud and that the patient-specific stem cells were made from eggs donated by his research partners, a blatant violation of scientific ethics.
The government barred Hwang from conducting research, removed him from his position at Seoul National University, and punished him financially. His reputation had suffered significant damage. In addition, he was found guilty of stealing research funds and buying human eggs on the black market. Hwang has maintained a low profile since the court dispute.
In an exclusive interview with Variety, Thayi claimed that it took her nine months to contact Hwang about King of Clones. He is currently employed by Sheikh Mansour from Abu Dhabi. Hwang claims he rejects more than 50 requests for interviews from American and Korean media each month.
According to Thayi, “There’s a reason he said ‘yes’ to me, and I think it’s because he felt like he could trust me to tell his version of the story – and definitely not being Korean helped me in my access,” she says. Together with Kavitha de Silva Wijeyeratne, the former head of line production at Endemol Shine, Aditya Thayi co-founded Peddling Pictures.
King of Clones’ official trailer hasn’t yet been made available by Netflix. On the internet, however, a teaser of the documentary can be found in the ‘Remind Me’ section. The teaser quotes a well-known scientist who once said:
“Good intentions never justify bad behavior.” Look at what transpired with Dr. Hwang. Even if he was trying to assist everyone, his actions were nonetheless reprehensible.
The narrative carries on,
He is the world’s richest man. He has accomplished something that no other person has ever done, and he then experiences the whole fall and collapse. It’s a timeless story in some ways.
Watch King of Clones, which debuts exclusively on Netflix on June 23, 2023, use the career of Hwang Woo-suk as a lesson in the dangers of scientific negligence.
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