Chimera Strain

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Chimera Strain
Directed byMaurice Haeems [1] [2]
Written byMaurice Haeems [3]
Starring Henry Ian Cusick
Kathleen Quinlan
Erika Ervin
CinematographyDavid Kruta
Edited byFritz Feick, Brian Scofield
Music byAled Roberts [4]
Production
company
Praxis Media Ventures
Distributed by Vertical Entertainment
Lionsgate
Release dates
  • February 24, 2018 (2018-02-24)(Fantasporto Film Festival)
  • March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15) [5] [6]
Running time
80 minutes
CountriesUnited States
India
LanguageEnglish

Chimera Strain (initially known as Chimera) is a 2018 science fiction drama/thriller film written and directed by Maurice Haeems, and produced by Jay Sitaram and Maurice Haeems. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12]

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Plot

A genius but mentally unbalanced scientist, Quint, attempts to save his terminally ill children, Miles and Flora, by freezing them alive through cryptobiosis. He operates out of a remote, abandoned, and isolated research facility where he clandestinely brings the comatose body of his estranged wife, Jessie, so that he may experiment on her and find a cure for his children. He buries himself in research, and motivated by the fear of loss, he works day and night to find a cure to their deadly genetic disease. He intends to decode the DNA of the Turritopsis jellyfish which are biologically immortal and possess the ability to transdifferentiate. However, Quint faces a number of obstacles, distractions, and antagonists in the form of Jessie’s spirit, his former flame Charlie, and his erstwhile employer Masterson. [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Cast

Release

The film was released in select theatres and VOD on March 15, 2019 and on DVD on April 16, 2019 by Vertical Entertainment and Lionsgate. [8] [9] [22] [23]

Accolades

Chimera Strain won the following awards: [4] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31]

The cast and crew of Chimera Strain won the following awards for their work on the film.

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References

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  2. ↑ Chimera, a New Dreadful Sci-fi / Horror Thriller by Debut Director Maurice Haeems | HNN
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  9. 1 2 Amazon Eve adds LGBTQ element to Sc-Fi Thriller "Chimera" | The Two Gay Geeks
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