Blood Ties

Promising director Hakim Atoui has created a dark and ironically dramatic comedy about family relationships in the age of artificial intelligence. A formidably gripping film.

Synopsis

Ali and Leila visit their mother, who has just been released from the hospital, and they have some announcements to make. They are shocked to discover that she is now living with Elyo, a medical assistance robot. The strange machine looks on as lunch turns into a family feud. Elyo, sensing that his owner is in trouble, steps in to stop the source of the attacks, whatever the cost...