Dark Matter (film)
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| Directed by | Chen Shi-zheng |
| Written by | Billy Shebar |
| Produced by | Janet Yang Mary Salter Andrea Miller |
| Starring | Liu Ye Aidan Quinn Meryl Streep |
Release date | 2007 |
Dark Matter (Chinese: 流星) is the first feature film by opera director Chen Shi-zheng, starring Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn and Meryl Streep. This film won Alfred P. Sloan Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2007.
Plot Summary
Loosely inspired by the true story of Gang Lu but with substantial differences in plot and character motivation, the film stars Liu Ye as Liu Xing, a Chinese immigrant working on his doctorate in cosmology. In a foreign land for the first time, Liu Xing comes to rely on the help of Joanna (played by Meryl Streep), a wealthy contributor to the university where Liu Xing is studying. His brilliant work in the field of dark matter immediately catches the attention of his adviser and mentor Dr. Reiser, played by Aidan Quinn. After a series of experiments prove his mentor wrong, Liu Xing falls out of favor with Reiser. Left with nothing, he searches for a meaningful life; instead he loses sight of his dream and control of his life.