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The Trouble with Being Born (2020)

03/12/2020 (AT)Science Fiction, Drama1h 34m
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Elli is an android and lives with a man she calls her father. Together they drift through the summer. During the day they swim in the pool and at night he takes her to bed. She shares his memories and anything else he programs her to recall. Memories that mean everything to him but nothing to her. Yet, one night she sets off into the woods following a fading echo… The story of a machine and the ghosts we all carry within us.

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    1. Lena Watson

      Elli / Emil, Android

    2. Dominik Warta

      Dominik Warta

      Georg

    3. Ingrid Burkhard

      Ingrid Burkhard

      Frau Schikowa

    4. Jana McKinnon

      Jana McKinnon

      Elli

    5. Simon Hatzl

      Simon Hatzl

      Toni

    6. Susanne Gschwendtner

      Susanne Gschwendtner

      Birgit (uncredited)

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    A review by SWITCH.

    8.0
    Written by SWITCH. on Nov 26, 2020

    Deeply unsettling and thematically rich, Sandra Wollner's film is, most of all, thought-provoking. If you can push past the controversy, 'The Trouble with Being Born' will haunt you. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-trouble-with-being-born-controversial-unsettling-and-intelligent-science-fiction

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageGerman

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    Keywords

    • android
    • dystopia
    • forest
    • swimming pool
    • vienna, austria
    • nonlinear timeline
    • woman director
    • traumatic accident
    • father daughter relationship
    • human android relationship