Do You Really Want to Know?
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Synopsis
A documentary about the complex emotional, ethical and psychological issues surrounding the new frontier of predictive genetic testing. The film follows three families who have been confronted with the decision of whether or not to be tested for Huntington's disease - a degenerative neurological illness that is akin to having ALS, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's simultaneously - and one of the first diseases people could be accurately and conclusively tested for, before the onset of any symptoms. As scientists discover more ways to identify diseases before we know we have them, "do you really want to know?" will be a question more and more of us will face.
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- Director
- John Zaritsky
- Original Title
- ¿Realmente quieres saberlo?
- Country of Origin
- Canada
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- Optic Nerve Films
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What is Do You Really Want to Know? about?
A documentary about the complex emotional, ethical and psychological issues surrounding the new frontier of predictive genetic testing. The film follows three families who have been confronted with the decision of whether or not to be tested for Huntington's disease - a degenerative neurological illness that is akin to having ALS, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's simultaneously - and one of the first diseases people could be accurately and conclusively tested for, before the onset of any symptoms. As scientists discover more ways to identify diseases before we know we have them, "do you really want to know?" will be a question more and more of us will face.
Who directed Do You Really Want to Know??
Do You Really Want to Know? was directed by John Zaritsky.
Who stars in Do You Really Want to Know??
The principal cast of Do You Really Want to Know? includes Jeffrey Carroll, Gaalen Engen, Lini Evans, Paul Griggs, Michael Hayden.
When was Do You Really Want to Know? released and how long is it?
Do You Really Want to Know? was released in 2012 with a total runtime of Unknown.