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The world, which suffers from overpopulation, is now genetically regulated. The population is divided between those who live in sealed mega cities, referred to as “inside”, and the “outside” where the underclass and poor people live. __A__ccess and travel through the "inside" of the cities are highly restricted and regulated through DNA-specific IDs, known as “papelles.” The world is run by an organization called, The Sphinx, which manufactures insurance cover documents. In this story, someone has been using their equipment to falsify cover documents allowing their buyers to travel to places they would otherwise be forbidden to visit. Fraud investigators are sent to The Sphinx to investigate phony ID trafficking. Cloning and in vitro fertilization is prohibited; the law, Code 46, states that anybody who shares 100%, 50% or 25% genetic identity are not permitted to marry and have children. Code 46 also states that, //“any pregnancy resulting from 100%, 50% or 25% genetically related parents must be terminated immediately. If the parents knew they were genetically related prior to conception it is a criminal breach of Code 46.”// The parent will enter a somnambulistic state caused by a virus’s reaction, forcing the parent to report further Code 46 violations to the authorities. The authorities will respond to the Code 46 violation by erasing the parents' memory. One individual of the pair of violators of the Code can be brought before a tribunal, and have their memory erased, but remain citizens of the “inside” world. The other violators are sent into exile in the desert of the “outside” world with his or her memory intact. These violators are doomed to live in exile with the memories of the past life.
 * Code 46, Michael Winterbottom, 2004.**

A political thriller that unfolds against the intrigue of the global oil industry, Syriana, directed by Stephen Gagham, who is the winner of the Best Screenplay Academy Award for “Traffic.” It is based on ex-CIA agent Robert Baer’s book “See No Evil: The True Story of a Ground Soldier in the CIA's War on Terrorism.” A CIA agent, Bob Barnes (the Robert Baer character is played by George Clooney), finds himself in the middle of a power struggle between rival factions in a Middle East oil emirate led by two brothers, both of whom are rivals for their father’s throne. One of the brothers is a playboy who favors partnership with the United States (U.S.) oil company that offers lower prices for his country’s decreasing oil supplies. The other brother, an idealist who wants to bring a better life to his people, sees an imminent partnership with Chinese oil company as a bootstrap for progress. The film is ultimately about the U.S. government and how it will stop at nothing to ensure the future of its business interests.
 * SYRIANA, Stephen Gaghan, 2005**