The Trouble with Being Born
- Science Fiction
- Drama
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 is a 2020 science fiction drama about Elli, an android living with a man she calls her father as they drift through a summer together. The film explores memory, identity, and consciousness through the relationship between machine and human, culminating in Elli's mysterious journey into the woods. It's available now on streaming platforms.
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Available in: Austria · Germany
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Theatrical release in United States
No date confirmed for United States yet · Earliest worldwide: Festival / premiere in Portugal
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BrazilTop cast
Follow an actor to track their next projects- Lena WatsonElli / Emil, Android
Dominik WartaGeorg
Ingrid BurkhardFrau Schikowa
Jana McKinnonElli
Simon HatzlToni
Susanne GschwendtnerBirgit (uncredited)
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When was The Trouble with Being Born released?
The film was released on December 3, 2020.
What is the movie about?
It follows Elli, an android programmed with memories that belong to her human companion, as she navigates their summer routine and eventually ventures into the woods after hearing a fading echo. The story examines themes of identity, memory, and what it means to be conscious.
What genres does it belong to?
The Trouble with Being Born is a science fiction drama that blends philosophical questions about consciousness with intimate character study.
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