In a future in which human-like androids have become commonplace companions and servants, one, with a handsome male appearance, finds its owner's feelings difficult to understand and her desires impossible to fulfill.
Practical Effects
The robot's uncanny valley face is accidentally perfect comedy
Acting
Bulatkin's dead-eyed politeness as Egor is weirdly compelling
Director
Marius Weisberg
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This is Russia's answer to Her, except with way more slapstick and a fraction of the budget. The film accidentally captures post-Soviet anxieties about imported Western tech solutions failing to fix emotional problems.
Director Marius Weisberg primarily works in comedy; this was his sci-fi 'prestige' attempt. The robot suit was reportedly repurposed from a canceled 2016 smartphone commercial.
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