Exploring the impact of genes on twins

Starring Mark Ruffalo, HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True takes on the nature versus nurture debate

In I Know This Much Is True, actor Mark Ruffalo plays identical twins – Thomas (left) and Dominick (right) – with vastly divergent fates.
In I Know This Much Is True, actor Mark Ruffalo plays identical twins – Thomas (left) and Dominick (right) – with vastly divergent fates. PHOTO: HBO
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How much of people's destiny is in their genes?

This was the question that compelled director Derek Cianfrance and actor Mark Ruffalo to make I Know This Much Is True, a drama about identical twins with vastly divergent fates.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on May 11, 2020, with the headline Exploring the impact of genes on twins. Subscribe