The Trouble with Being Born (2020)

★ 5.1 1h 34m IMDb
Drama Sci-Fi

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.

The Trouble with Being Born

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Cast

Dominik Warta
Dominik Warta as Georg Age 57 · Wien, Austria
Ingrid Burkhard
Ingrid Burkhard as Frau Schikowa Age 94 · Vienna, Austria
Jana McKinnon
Jana McKinnon as Elli Age 27 · Korneuburg, Austria
Simon Hatzl
Simon Hatzl as Toni Age 52 · Eibiswald, Austria
Susanne Gschwendtner
Susanne Gschwendtner as Birgit (uncredited)
Director Sandra Wollner
Cast Lena Watson, Dominik Warta, Ingrid Burkhard, Jana McKinnon, Simon Hatzl, Susanne Gschwendtner

Audience Reviews

SWITCH. 8/10 Nov 26, 2020
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

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https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-the-trouble-with-being-born-controversial-unsettling-and-intelligent-science-fiction

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