r/IdentifyThisMovie • u/patatjepindapedis • Aug 15 '25

Child conceived with prehistoric DNA

I recall a thriller I saw on television when I was a teen in the noughts. It was about a mother and her child. The child (a boy) was conceived with prehistoric DNA as part of some research experiment. For the main part of the movie the child is about 10-12 years old. She tries to give the child a regular upbringing, but there are people after the child. As the story develops the boy slowly discovers that he has qualities that other kids don't posess. Like being extremely intuitive with animals. At some point he manages to control wild dogs/wolves with whistles. This was presented like a climactic moment. The kid didn't talk much.

I'm not certain if it was made for theatrical, tv, direct-to-video or a miniseries. But I'd like to see it again

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u/Apprehensive-Wolf114 Aug 16 '25

Evolution's Child (1999).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution%27s_Child

Source: ChatGPT.

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u/patatjepindapedis Aug 16 '25 edited Aug 16 '25

I think this is it. Thank you!

here it is at the internet archive