---
title: 'Dark Matter (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Chen Shi-Zheng'
released: '2007-01-23'
runtime_minutes: 90
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/dark-matter-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0416675/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Dark Matter (2007)

2007 · 90 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Dark Matter is a 2007 American drama film and the first feature film by opera director Chen Shi-zheng, starring Liu Ye, Aidan Quinn and Meryl Streep. Liu Ye plays a young scientist whose rising star must confront the dark forces of politics, ego, and cultural insensitivity. The film is loosely inspired by the true story of Gang Lu, a former graduate student who killed four faculty members and one student at the University of Iowa in 1991. However, the film’s story has substantial differences in plot and character motivation.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Chen Shi-Zheng](https://cinepixo.com/people/chen-shi-zheng)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Van Dyke Parks](https://cinepixo.com/people/van-dyke-parks)
- **Producer:** [Janet Yang](https://cinepixo.com/people/janet-yang)

## Cast

- [Rob Campbell](https://cinepixo.com/people/rob-campbell)
- [Liu Ye](https://cinepixo.com/people/liu-ye)
- [Blair Brown](https://cinepixo.com/people/blair-brown)
- [Aidan Quinn](https://cinepixo.com/people/aidan-quinn)
- [Erick Avari](https://cinepixo.com/people/erick-avari)
- [Joe Grifasi](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-grifasi)

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