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{{Short description|2006 Australian feature film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Gene-X
| image          = Gene-X.jpg
| caption        =
| director       = Martin Simpson
| producer       = Tony Chu<br>Martin Simpson<br>Irene Walls<ref>[http://www.gene-x-movie.com/production-team/ ''Gene-X'' production team]</ref>
| writer         = Martin Simpson
| narrator       =
| starring       = [[Ayşe Tezel]]<br>Patrick Magee<!--- not the link to actor died 1982 ---><br>Peter Astridge
| music          = Tony Flint
| cinematography = Vincent Monton
| editing        = Richard Hindley
| distributor    =
| released       = {{Film date|2006}}
| runtime        = 85 minutes
| country        = Australia
| language       = English
| budget         =
| gross          =
}}
'''''Gene-X''''' is an independent Australian feature film, released in the latter half of 2006. It is directed and written by Martin Simpson and stars [[Ayşe Tezel]], Patrick Magee<!--- not the link to actor died 1982 ---> and Peter Astridge.
==Plot summary==
A young research doctor named Tom Gray is on the verge of a genetic cure for cancer. Nurse Casey Gordon is desperate to save the life of a child in her care and seduces Tom into testing his therapy. Early success brings romance into Tom's life for the first time, but Casey has a secret lover whose jealous anger puts their lives in danger, and Tom finds his cure has a dark side.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0805328/plotsummary Gene-X Plot Summary]</ref>
==Cast==
{| class="wikitable"
! Actor
! Character
|-
| Patrick Magee<!--- not the link to actor died 1982 --->
| Dr. Tom Gray
|-
| [[Ayşe Tezel]]
| Nurse Casey Gordon
|-
| Peter Astridge
| Karl Magnusson
|-
| [[Gerry Sont]]
| Professor White
|}
==Production==
Principal photography was in Sydney between 31 May 2005 and 8 July 2005. Picture lock-off was reached in early February 2006 and post production was completed in September 2006.
==Premiere==
Gene-X premiered at the [[London Australian Film Festival]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.barbican.org.uk/australianfilm/home| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060622102845/http://www.barbican.org.uk/australianfilm/home| archive-date = 2006-06-22| title = Barbican – London Australian Film Festival – home}} {{Dead link|date=November 2021}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=January 2024}}
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0805328}}
[[Category:Australian thriller films]]
[[Category:2006 films]]
[[Category:2006 thriller films]]
[[Category:2000s English-language films]]
[[Category:2000s Australian films]]
[[Category:English-language thriller films]]
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