Do You Really Want to Know? (2012)

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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.

Director: John Zaritsky
Genre: Documentary
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Production: Optic Nerve Films
Country: Canada
Language: English
Original Language: es
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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??
Do You Really Want to Know? stars Jeffrey Carroll, Gaalen Engen, Lini Evans, Paul Griggs, Michael Hayden, John Roder.
What genre is Do You Really Want to Know??
Do You Really Want to Know? is a Documentary film.
Where was Do You Really Want to Know? produced?
Do You Really Want to Know? was produced in Canada.