The movie Self/less (2015) is a science fiction thriller that explores the dark ethics of immortality through a procedure called "shedding".
: Damian finds Mark’s wife and daughter and decides to protect them. The Phoenix Corporation, desperate to keep their secret, sends assassins to eliminate them. The Ending
PG-13 (for sequences of violence, some sexuality, and language) Self/less
: Damian Hale, an incredibly wealthy business tycoon dying of terminal cancer, pays $250 million to the mysterious Phoenix Corporation. Led by Dr. Albright, the organization transfers Damian's consciousness into what they claim is a lab-grown "empty vessel"—a younger, healthy body.
Ryan Reynolds , Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode , and Natalie Martinez Immortality, corporate ethics, identity, and sacrifice Rating The movie Self/less (2015) is a science fiction
: He realizes the body was not grown in a lab but belonged to a man named Mark, who sold his life to the company to pay for his daughter’s medical bills. The "medication" Damian takes is actually designed to suppress Mark’s original consciousness.
: After the transfer, Damian (now in a body played by Ryan Reynolds) begins experiencing vivid hallucinations and flashbacks of a life he never lived, including memories of military service and a family. The Ending PG-13 (for sequences of violence, some
Damian ultimately chooses to stop taking his medication, allowing his own consciousness to fade away so that the original owner, Mark, can return to his body and reunite with his family. Director Tarsem Singh Main Cast
The movie Self/less (2015) is a science fiction thriller that explores the dark ethics of immortality through a procedure called "shedding".
: Damian finds Mark’s wife and daughter and decides to protect them. The Phoenix Corporation, desperate to keep their secret, sends assassins to eliminate them. The Ending
PG-13 (for sequences of violence, some sexuality, and language)
: Damian Hale, an incredibly wealthy business tycoon dying of terminal cancer, pays $250 million to the mysterious Phoenix Corporation. Led by Dr. Albright, the organization transfers Damian's consciousness into what they claim is a lab-grown "empty vessel"—a younger, healthy body.
Ryan Reynolds , Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode , and Natalie Martinez Immortality, corporate ethics, identity, and sacrifice Rating
: He realizes the body was not grown in a lab but belonged to a man named Mark, who sold his life to the company to pay for his daughter’s medical bills. The "medication" Damian takes is actually designed to suppress Mark’s original consciousness.
: After the transfer, Damian (now in a body played by Ryan Reynolds) begins experiencing vivid hallucinations and flashbacks of a life he never lived, including memories of military service and a family.
Damian ultimately chooses to stop taking his medication, allowing his own consciousness to fade away so that the original owner, Mark, can return to his body and reunite with his family. Director Tarsem Singh Main Cast
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