

The Genius and the Boys
D Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel Prize for the discovery of Prions - the particles that would emerge as the cause of Mad Cow disease - while working with a cannibal tribe on New Guinea. He was a star of the scientific world. Over his years working amongst the tribes of the South Seas, he adopted 57 kids, bringing them to a new life in Washington DC. His adoptions were hailed as wonderful fatherly beneficence. But, at the height of his career, rumours began to spread he was a paedophile. Gajdusek would argue that if sex with children was okay in their own cultures, he wasn't wrong to join in. How could a great mind like Gajdusek's lose insight so totally, and why would the scientific community to which he was a hero be so quick to leap to his defence and dismiss the allegations? (Storyville)
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- Language
- English
- child abuse
- sexual abuse
- nobel prize
- d. carleton gajdusek
- prions
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Release dates
United KingdomGB
- TVBBC Four1 Jun 2009
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical (limited)IDFA20 Nov 2009
SwedenSE
- TVSVT116 Dec 2009
- Theatrical (limited)Tempo dokumentärfilmfestival12 Mar 2010
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- When was The Genius and the Boys released?
- The Genius and the Boys was released on 20 November 2009.
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- The Genius and the Boys holds a 6.0/10 audience score from 2 votes.
- Who directed The Genius and the Boys?
- The Genius and the Boys (2009) was directed by Bosse Lindquist.
- How long is The Genius and the Boys?
- The Genius and the Boys runs for 1h 29m.











