The Trouble with Being Born

The Trouble with Being Born

202094 min
5.1/10
Science FictionDrama

Plot Summary

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.

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👥Cast (6)

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Lena Watson

Elli / Emil, Android

Dominik Warta

Dominik Warta

Georg

Ingrid Burkhard

Ingrid Burkhard

Frau Schikowa

Jana McKinnon

Jana McKinnon

Elli

Simon Hatzl

Simon Hatzl

Toni

Susanne Gschwendtner

Susanne Gschwendtner

Birgit (uncredited)

🎬Crew

Director

Sandra Wollner

Writers

Sandra Wollner, Roderick Warich

Producers

David Bohun, Lixi Frank

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🏷️Keywords

androiddystopiaforestswimming poolvienna, austrianonlinear timelinewoman directortraumatic accidentfather daughter relationshiphuman android relationship

💬Reviews (1)

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SWITCH.

11/26/2020

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 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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Production Companies

Panama Film
The Barricades
ZDF
Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg