Life Like

Thriller/Science Fiction, United States 2019

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Sophie and James are overwhelmed: After inheriting a large estate in the country, the attractive young couple literally find themselves in over their heads. In the lifelike android Henry, procured by the A.I. dealer Julian (James D'Arcy), they find a state-of-the-art domestic helper who develops as they treat him. The couple meet their new roommate, who reads their every wish from their eyes and knows how to satisfy even their most intimate desires, at eye level. But when the two take things one step too far, the situation escalates and things become very dangerous... What distinguishes the artificial from the “real” human? And what are the consequences of becoming a god-like creator? Literature and film have been dealing with the creation of artificial life since the “Golem legend” (first written mention in the 12th century). With the perfection of technology, it is impossible to imagine the narrative cosmos without the perfect likeness as an improved version of the human being. The thriller “Perfect Human” also follows this tradition and, as an experimental thriller, conjures up the danger of an android that is first literarized and then dreams. The boundaries to the human begin to blur with Henry - including dangerously new, uncontrollable emotions.
96 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
EnglishGerman
Subtitles:
German

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Director:

Josh Janowicz

Editor:

James LeSage

Sound Design:

Tristan Baylis

Cast:

Drew van Acker (James)

Addison Timlin (Sophie)

James D'Arcy (Julian)

Steven Strait (Henry)

Mark Famiglietti (Ronald Gitts)

Hilary Barraford (Mary)

Nicholas Baroudi (Agent Mulroy)

Ellen Michelle Monohan (Jessica)

Original title:

Life Like

Original language:

English

Further titles:

Love Thy Keepers

Format:

1:2.35 HD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

EnglishGerman

Subtitles:

German