Variety ·entertainment ·2 hours ago

Kore-eda explores AI ethics as family adopts android resembling deceased son

Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu returns to Cannes competition with "Sheep in the Box," exploring AI ethics through a family who adopts a humanoid android resembling their deceased son. The film, set in an architect-designed home, examines whether the dead belong to the living. Kore-eda auditioned 200 boys for the android role, emphasizing how Eastern and Western cultures view AI differently.

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