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The Machine is a British film of genre Science fiction released in USA on 25 april 2013 with Caitlin Marie Lotz
The Machine (2013)
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Add to a movie listThe Machine is a 2013 British science fiction thriller film directed and written by Caradog W. James. It stars Caity Lotz and Toby Stephens as computer scientists who create an artificial intelligence for the military.
Synopsis
In the future, amid a cold war with China, scientists employed by Britain's Ministry of Defence produce a cybernetic implant that allows brain-damaged soldiers to regain lost functions. Scientist Vincent McCarthy sets up a cognitive test for soldier Paul Dawson, a recipient of the cybernetic implant. Upset with Dawson's apparent solipsism and lack of empathy, McCarthy ignores Dawson's requests to see his mother. Dawson turns hostile, kills a scientist and wounds McCarthy, before apologizing and being shot. Afterwards, Dawson's mother regularly protests at the base, though McCarthy denies that her son was ever there.Actors
Caitlin Marie Lotz
(Ava)
Toby Stephens
(Vincent McCarthy)
Samuel Hazeldine
(James)
Denis Lawson
(Thomson)
Pooneh Hajimohammadi
(Suri)
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