MARS EXPRESS (2023)
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What secrets hide in our software? This week, we're continuing our spacefaring mini-series with an enigmatic noir thriller about the future of consciousness, artificial intelligence, and good old fashioned gumshoe investigation. Join us as we follow the leads in Jérémie Périn's kinetically-animated cyberpunk mystery...
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MARS EXPRESS (2023)
Dir. by Jérémie Périn
Available to rent on AppleTV and Amazon Prime. Also rentable on YouTube, but be warned - the copy they have is only the English dub!
How deep does the circuitry go? After a cybernetics student is murdered in a seemingly motiveless crime, hard-boiled private investigator Ruby Aline and her robotic partner Carlos are tasked with investigating. They shortly discover that there's more to this case than meets the eye, and as they keep following the threads - or wires? - that unravel in their hands, they find themselves tunneling into the heart of a conspiracy that may have grave implications for the future of their already futuristic world. Lives are on the line - and not just human ones. Who's pulling the strings?
A pulse-pounding detective thriller for the AI-era, Mars Express follows in the footsteps of films like Blade Runner and Ghost in the shell in marrying futuristic action and film noir intrigue with existential questions concerning sentience, purpose, and the ethical implications of automated labor. Start second-guessing how you use ChatGPT... Let's talk about it!
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