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Original name: Electric Child
English name: Electric Child
Year: 2024
Run time: 118 minutes
Language: English, Japanese, Swiss German
Type (Colour/ Black & white): Colour
Country: Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines
Director: Simon Jaquemet
Producer: Michela Pini, Aurelius Eisenreich, Simon Jaquemet
Cast: Elliott Crosset Hove, Rila Fukushima, Sandra Guldberg Kampp, João Nunes Monteiro, Helen Schneider
Screenplay: Simon Jaquemet
Cinematographer: Gabriel Sandru
Editor: Caterina Mona
Sound Designer: Roland Widmer
Music Composer: Wiwek Mahabali
Costume Designer: Josine Immoos
Production Designer: Michael Baumgartner
Production Company: 8horses
World Sales: Visit Films
Simon Jaquemet (born 1978) is a Swiss filmmaker. His debut feature, War (2014), premiered at San Sebastián New Directors, followed by major festival screenings at Locarno, KVIFF, and the Berlinale. The Innocent (2018) was screened at TIFF Platform, was in the official selection at San Sebastián, garnered accolades, and was presented at over 40 festivals.
Sonny and Akiko’s joy upon the arrival of their first child quickly turns to panic when their doctor gives them unimaginable news. Desperate, Sonny considers using his experiment on an AI super-intelligence to prove the doctors wrong, but every action he takes risks a troubling and dangerous reaction.
