Friends of Sophia

2024
25m

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In a dystopian future, citizens live and work in Company towers a thousand stories tall, bound by a strict contract to build robotics for a far-off war. Unsanctioned vices, especially relati... Read allIn a dystopian future, citizens live and work in Company towers a thousand stories tall, bound by a strict contract to build robotics for a far-off war. Unsanctioned vices, especially relationships with the androids they build, are severely punished. When Conor watches the vice p... Read allIn a dystopian future, citizens live and work in Company towers a thousand stories tall, bound by a strict contract to build robotics for a far-off war. Unsanctioned vices, especially relationships with the androids they build, are severely punished. When Conor watches the vice police arrest his neighbor, he fears he and Dosso, the hacked android he loves, will be nex... Read all

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5.7/10

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9nebmac

Philip K. Dick would be proud

Not gonna lie...Nana Visitor is pretty much the only reason I was interested in this film. That said, "Friends of Sophia" offers much more than just the opportunity to see Major Kira go full Cardassian.

Visitor leads an outstanding ensemble cast in a series of intertwining tales set in a Blade Runner-esque future where humans and robots live side by side, yet "robosexuality" is a crime. The world-building is extraordinary, thanks in no small part to production values on par with mainstream big-budget projects. A coherent, well-paced plot also helps. There are a few scenes that may not be suitable for children or anyone turned off by big-breasted women or two dudes kissing.

7JamesBradfordHuston

Thematic, Visual, Little Rough, worth a watch

Thematic, Visual, Little Rough, worth a watch...

Quite sexually explicit in one brief scene. Aside from that the visuals are well polished and interesting; this is a full realized world. The dialogue is interesting and at times witty. Acting is mostly good, with stand out performances by Vishaal Reddy and Nana Visitor. Themes are timely dealing with LGBTQ rights and hints at oligarchy. Worth a watch if you like scifi or films centered on social justice.

P.s. The major issue I had (the only one) was no pre-roll at the beginning of the film that says something like "warning this film contains sexually explicit content and may not be suitable..." For me it's nice to have the heads up in case kids are around and I'm watching in a living room.