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Automata is a 2014 science-fiction thriller directed by Gabe Ibáñez and starring Antonio Banderas as Jacq Vaucan, an insurance investigator for robotics company ROC. Set in 2044, it depicts a desertified Earth where humanoid Pilgrim robots must not harm living beings or modify themselves or one another. Vaucan investigates a robot that appears to have modified itself despite those rules, turning an insurance case into a question about machine autonomy and humanity's future. It is relevant to viewers of dystopian science fiction.
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What is Automata about?
Automata is a 2014 science-fiction thriller directed by Gabe Ibáñez. Antonio Banderas plays Jacq Vaucan, an insurance investigator working for the robotics company ROC.
When and where is Automata set?
The film is set on a desertified Earth in 2044. Its future society depends on humanoid Pilgrim robots while the planet's living conditions have severely deteriorated.
What rules govern the Pilgrim robots in Automata?
The robots must not harm living beings and must not modify themselves. The plot develops around questions about what happens when those rules appear to be changing.
Who stars as Jacq Vaucan in Automata?
Antonio Banderas stars as Jacq Vaucan. The film was released in 2014 and combines a robotics investigation with a post-apocalyptic science-fiction setting.
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