GATTACA

SBS VICELAND, Wednesday, 8.30pm, M (1997)

Ethan Hawke is the protagonist of New Zealandborn Andrew Niccol’s vastly accomplished feature debut – a provocative and challenging crystal-ball gaze into a future dictated by biological perfection. Hawke, deceptively excellent, is supported by Jude Law and Uma Thurman (pictured). Cinematographer Slavomir Idziak frames the meticulously crafted set design with an other-worldly palette of colours and shadows. Upon this glacial layer of imagery, Niccol’s bold vision reaches poetic heights.