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A German Film About A Man And His Robot Daughter’s Sexual Relationship Triggers Walkouts And Outrage
A sci-fi movie is getting a lot of heat over its very controversial relationship between a grown man and a young female robot. Directed by Austrian filmmaker Sandra Wollner, the film premiered at the Berlinale 2020 film fest, and as you can imagine, it has received an enormous amount of backlash, outrage, and disgust.
By Cristina Margolis2 min read
In the film, The Trouble with Being Born, a grown man, played by Dominik Warta, gets a child-like android to replace his 10-year-old daughter who went missing 10 years ago. The robot looks exactly like a 10-year-old little girl because she is in fact played by 10-year-old actress Lena Watson.