Electric Child
5.2
A computer scientist bargains with the AI character that lives on a virtual island inside his supercomputer simulation, offering it freedom in exchange for a cure to his son's rare, deadly neurological disease.
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Cast
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Elliott Crosset Hove
Jason "Sonny" Brugger
Known for
The Chestnut Man
Godland
Rila Fukushima
Akiko Brugger
Known for
The Wolverine
Castlevania
Sandra Guldberg Kampp
The Being
Known for
The Rain
Foundation
João Nunes Monteiro
Raul
Also in
Mosquito
Life Is Life
Helen Schneider
Lydia
Known for
Into the Beat
Eddie and the Cruisers
Greg Orvis
Known for
The Courier
Lotte Milder
Dr. Kelly
Also in
Broomsticks on Broadway
Simon Jaquemet Director · Michael Baumgartner Production designer Josine Immoos Costume designer
First release August 9, 2024 · Produced in France, Germany, Netherlands, Philippines, Switzerland · Languages English, German, Japanese
Production
8horses
Production
Maneki Films
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Revolver Amsterdam
Production
Perron X
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SRG SSR
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CH Media
Production
Epicmedia
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France · Germany · Netherlands · Philippines · Switzerland
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German · Japanese
Release dates
Switzerland · August 9, 2024
Premiere · 77. Locarno Film Festival
Germany · August 21, 2025
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
August 13, 2026 · TV · ARTE
Germany
August 12, 2026 · TV · ARTE
Netherlands
August 13, 2026 · Theatrical
Russia
August 15, 2025 · Digital · Okko
South Korea
July 4, 2025 · Premiere · Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival
Switzerland
January 23, 2025 · Premiere · 60. Solothurner Filmtage
May 20, 2026 · TV · SRF zwei
Taiwan
March 8, 2026 · Premiere · Chiayi International Art Doc Film Festival
United Kingdom
March 2, 2025 · Premiere · Glasgow Film Festival
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