PREVIEW: Mother/Android (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Chloë Grace Moretz (The 5th Wave), Algee Smith (Judas and the Black Messiah), Raúl Castillo (Wrath of Man), Oscar Wahlberg (Manchester by the Sea), Kate Avallone (Moments from a Sidewalk), Owen Burke (The Town), Jared Reinfeldt (Professor Marston and the Wonder Women), Tamara Hickey (John and the Hole), Liam McNeill (A Snow White Christmas), Kiara Pichardo (I Care a Lot), Christian Mallen (Godmothered)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Mattson Tomlin (The Projectionist), director, writer, producer; Bill Block (Wrath of Man), Rafi Crohn (Infinite), Adam Kassan (End of Watch), Charles Miller (The Trial of the Chicago 7) and Matt Reeves (10 Cloverfield Lane), producers; Michelle Birsky (Asking for It) and Kevin Olken Henthorn (Asking for It), composers; Patrick Scola (Pig), cinematographer; Andrew Groves (Ninah’s Dowry), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

In the midst of an all-out war between humanity and artificial intelligence, heavily-pregnant Georgia (Moretz) and her boyfriend Sam (Smith) go on a dangerous journey towards a safe part of the country, before she can give birth…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

A post-apocalyptic robot uprising may sound derivative of The Terminator, The Matrix and numerous others, but the very human angle gives this dystopian thriller, produced by The Batman director Matt Reeves, a unique stance amongst those more famous examples.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 7TH JANUARY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

STREAMING EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX

 

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