The Artifice Girl (2022)

Directed by

Franklin Ritch

Genre

science fiction, drama film, thriller, science fiction film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 33m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 308 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A team from a secret organization creates an AI designed as a digital child to help catch online predators. The AI evolves rapidly and begins to challenge their understanding of ethics and human relationships.

tenseunnervingcerebralclinicalmorally ambiguousminimalistslow-burncontemplative

What happens

The Artifice Girl is a 2022 science fiction psychological thriller written and directed by Franklin Ritch, produced by Aaron B. Koontz and released directly to video on demand (VOD). It stars Tatum Matthews, Sinda Nichols, David Girard, Lance Henriksen, and Franklin Ritch. Agents of a shadowy non-governmental organization discover a revolutionary artificial intelligence (AI) computer program that uses a digital child to catch online predators. It advances far more rapidly than they could have imagined, posing unforeseen challenges for the relationship between humans and AI. The film premiered on July 23, 2022 in Montreal at the Fantasia International Film Festival, where it won the gold audience award for best international feature. The film was released on VOD and select theaters on May 1, 2023, received positive reviews from critics, and won several awards at film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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