Dark Matter Elite local patron Mary, portrayed by the marvelous Meryl Streep (The Devil Wears Prada) welcomes Chinese student Ye Liu to Valley State University, where he enters with dreams of fame and a Nobel Prize. But cultural differences and school politics threaten his ambitions and result in unimaginable violence. Based on real events, Dark Matter is a gripping observation of the origins of the universe, the dark side of cutthroat academics, and the chase of the American dream.