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Uncanny Me

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202245 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Artificial Intelligence

PLUS

Uncanny Me

202245 minPGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Lale creates a digital clone to live and work for her. As the line between real and virtual blurs, one question remains: who is the real Lale?

Artificial Intelligence

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Katharina Pethke

Uncanny Me

2022• 45 minPG

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

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Lale creates a digital clone to live and work for her. As the line between real and virtual blurs, one question remains: who is the real Lale?

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After 8 years as a model, Lale creates a digital clone to live and work for her. As the line between real and virtual blurs, one question remains: who is the real Lale?

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