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The Trouble with Being Born

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5.2/10 • 48

2020-12-031h 34m

Science FictionDrama

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.

Directors
Sandra Wollner
Writters
Sandra Wollner, Roderick Warich
Editors
Sandra Wollner, Roderick Warich, Hannes Bruun

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  1. Lena Watson

    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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Nov 26, 2020

8/10

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

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Status
Released
Original Language
German
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
androiddystopiaforestswimming poolvienna, austrianonlinear timelinewoman directortraumatic accidentfather daughter relationshiphuman android relationship