Edition: First Cut Lab Switzerland 2023
Electirc Child
Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland, The Philippines
Production company: 8horses
World premiere: Locarno Film Festival 2024 – Piazza Grande
Participants
Sonny and Akiko’s joy upon the arrival of their first child quickly turns to panic when their doctor gives them unimaginable news. Desperate, Sonny considers using his experiment on an AI super-intelligence to prove the doctors wrong, but every action he takes risks a troubling and dangerous reaction.
CREDITS
Director & Writer: Simon Jaquemet
Editor: Caterina Mona
Producers: Michela Pini, Aurelius Eisenreich, Simon Jaquemet
Co-Producers: Titus Kreyenberg, Raymond van der Kaaij, Judith Lichtneckert, Bianca Balbuena, Bradley Liew
Cast: Elliott Crosset Hove, Rila Fukushima, Sandra Guldberg Kampp, João Nunes Monteiro, Helen Schneider
International sales: Visit Films
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