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WHO’S IN IT?

Theo James (War on Everyone), Stacy Martin (Vox Lux), Rhona Mitra (The Number 23), Peter Ferdinando (Vita and Virginia), Richard Glover (The Current War), Hans Peterson (Shepherd: The Hero Dog), Lia Williams (The King Is Alive), Toby Jones (Berberian Sound Studio)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Gavin Rothery (film debut), director, writer; Philip Herd (The Falling), Theo James (Backstabbing for Beginners) and Cora Palfrey (Departure), producers; Steven Price (Gravity), composer; Laurie Rose (Free Fire), cinematographer; Adam Biskupski (England Is Mine), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the year 2038, scientist George Almore (James) is working on an AI that has the potential to match human activity. However, unbeknownst to the tech corporation he works for, he has implanted a virtual consciousness into the machine that strongly resembles his dead wife Jules (Martin)…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A low-key sci-fi thriller with echoes of Ex Machina, star and producer Theo James’s latest film sheds a unique light on the continuing development of artificial intelligence.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

MONDAY 18TH JANUARY 2021 (AVAILABLE ON DIGITAL)

 

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