The Dark Matter of Love

Feature Documentary • 2012• 93’ • UK

THE DARK MATTER OF LOVE tells the story of three Russian children Masha (11) and Marcel and Vadim (5) learning to love their adoptive American family — the Diaz’s. The adoption is being over seen by a Development Psychologist, Dr. Robert Marvin, who hopes to teach the children to love through a programme, which is based on the last 100 years of research into the way parent/child love works.

Director:
Sarah McCarthy

Producer:
Grace Hughes Hallett

Executive Producers:
Al Morrow, Stewart le Maréchal, Jonny Persey

Partners:
Double Bounce, Front Row, VPRO, Wellcome Trust