The groundbreaking indie sci-fi film I Am Mother debuted on Netflix this weekend, bringing a fresh take on a tired robotic trope. The industry is oversaturated with movies and television shows involving robots attempting to take over humanity. I Am Mother manages to do something different by isolating the story and making it more personal.
Clara Rugaard-Larsen plays Daughter in Netflix’s sci-fi film I Am Mother, which dropped on the streaming platform on Friday, June 7, after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25. Written by Michael Lloyd Green and directed by Grant Sputore, the film follows Daughter, a girl raised by a maternal robot named
I Am Mother is an interesting movie in that it really makes the viewer question whether or not robots can raise humans. And, this is really the crux of this movie. Not the arrival of another human to mess up the status quo, and not the ending which is somewhat rushed. Mother is the name