In the near future, women can get rid of the burden of pregnancy by letting their embryo develop in a connected egg-shaped artificial uterus. This "pod" proves to be the ultimate for couples in a hurry and companies, who can count on high-performing employees.
When her superior offers Rachel to finance the procedure, the artificial intelligence specialist convinces Alvy, her botanist husband, to embark on the adventure. A Pandora's box opens: is she ready to be a mother? How do you form an emotional bond with the "pod"? His anxieties redouble when Alvy becomes attached to the object, taking it on his travels, even abandoning his precious green plants.
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Based on this idea, which could come out of the sci-fi series Black Mirror, French-American director Sophie Barthes, who in 2014 directed an English-language adaptation of Madame Bovary, starring Mia Wasikowska, weaves an acid fable in pastel colors. Much closer to...
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