Sonny, an expert in computer programming, tries to save his newborn son, who has been diagnosed with an incurable neurological disease. Convinced that the diagnosis can be reversed, the father redesigns a powerful simulation programme and enters the uncharted territory of artificial intelligence, where no ethical rules apply. Desperate, Sonny is willing to do anything - even give up his freedom to a computer in exchange for his son's life.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 58 min.
- Country, year
- Switzerland, 2024
- Genre
- Sci-Fi/Fantasy
- Language
- English, Japanese, German
- Subtitles
- English, Lithuanian
- Age rating
- N-16
Credits
- Director
- Simon Jaquemet
- Screenplay
- Simon Jaquemet
- Producers
- Bianca Balbuena, Aurelius Eisenreich, Simon Jaquemet
- Cinematography
- Floris Douwes, Dennis Heider, Christiaan van der Knoop
- Music
- Wiwek Mahabali
- Cast
- Elliott Crosset Hove, Rila Fukushima, Sandra Guldberg Kampp
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
Director
Simon Jaquemet
Simon Jaquemet was born in Zurich and studied film at the University of the Arts. His debut film War (2014) screened at numerous festivals, his second film The Innocent (2018) won the Swiss Film Award for Best Actress and was also presented at Scanorama. Electric Child premiered at the Locarno Festival in the Piazza Grande programme
