In a near future, a family reckons with questions of love, connection, and loss after their A.I. helper unexpectedly breaks down.
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| Colin Farrell | ... |
Jake
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| Jodie Turner-Smith | ... |
Kyra
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| Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja | ... |
Mika
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| Justin H. Min | ... |
Yang
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| Orlagh Cassidy | ... |
Lilian
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| Ritchie Coster | ... |
Russ
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| Sarita Choudhury | ... |
Cleo
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| Clifton Collins Jr. | ... |
George
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| Ava DeMary | ... |
Vicky
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| Adeline Kerns | ... |
Twin 1
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| Ansley Kerns | ... |
Twin 2
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| Haley Lu Richardson | ... |
Ada
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Lee Wong | ... |
Wei
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| Brett Dier | ... |
Aaron
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| Eve Lindley | ... |
Faye
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| Nana Mensah | ... |
Nico
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An-Li Bogan | ... |
Ling
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| Deborah Hedwall | ... |
Nancy
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| Katie Honaker | ... |
Min's Mother
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Alberto Del Saz | ... |
Dancer
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Jesse Kovarsky | ... |
Dancer
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Marcella Lewis | ... |
Dancer
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Maria Majoli | ... |
Dancer
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Toni Melaas | ... |
Dancer
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Mina Nishimura | ... |
Dancer
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Lily Ockwell | ... |
Dancer
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J.C. Shuster | ... |
Dancer
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Megan Williams | ... |
Dancer
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| Julie Chateauvert | ... |
Older Alpha Memory Mom (uncredited)
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| Ken Holmes | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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| Jae Kim | ... |
Adult Min (uncredited)
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| Taylor Ortega | ... |
Jasmine (uncredited)
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Bomber Hurley Smith | ... |
Raff (uncredited)
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| Kara Young | ... |
Erin (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Kogonada | ... | (directed by) |
Written by
| Alexander Weinstein | ... | (based on the short story "Saying Goodbye to Yang" from the book "Children of the New World" by) |
| Kogonada | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Philipp Engelhorn | ... | executive producer |
| Becky Glupczynski | ... | line producer |
| Andrew Goldman | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Caroline Kaplan | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Paul Mezey | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Theresa Park | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Alexander Weinstein | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| ASKA | ... | (original score by) (as Aska Matsumiya) |
Cinematography by
| Benjamin Loeb | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Kogonada | ... | (edited by) |
Editorial Department
| Patrice Bowman | ... | dailies technician |
| Benjamin D Cooper | ... | dailies technician |
| Sam Fischer | ... | color assist / colorist: dailies |
| Kyle Flannery | ... | digital intermediate coordinator |
| Opal Fleischmann | ... | associate dailies producer |
| Dave Francis | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Joe Gawler | ... | Colorist |
| Matthew Hawkins | ... | senior dailies producer |
| Max Marcellus | ... | mastering technician |
| Lorena Lomeli Moreno | ... | associate producer |
| Alec Perez | ... | conform artist |
| Michelle Perkowski | ... | color assist |
| Jorge Piniella | ... | data operator |
| Christopher Radcliff | ... | additional editor |
| James Reyes | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Kevin Szczepanski | ... | conform artist |
| Ross Vincent | ... | visual effects artist |
Casting By
| Rebecca Dealy | ||
| Jessica Kelly | ||
Production Design by
| Alexandra Schaller | ||
Art Direction by
| Max Wixom | ||
Set Decoration by
| Joanne Ling | ||
| Daniel Phillips | ... | (set dresser) |
Costume Design by
| Arjun Bhasin | ||
Makeup Department
| Isata Allen | ... | hair stylist |
| Jon Carter | ... | hair department head |
| Kevin Carter | ... | contact lens painter |
| Danielle Crawford | ... | key hair stylist |
| Ivy Ermert | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Amy L. Forsythe | ... | makeup department head (as Amy Forsythe) |
| Jason Hamer | ... | prosthetic fabricator |
| Heidi Pakdel | ... | key makeup artist |
| Zachary Ripps | ... | contact lens technician |
| Missy Scarbrough | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Hiro Yada | ... | sculptor |
Production Management
| Jeremy Newmark | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Taylor Shung | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Alex Backus | ... | second second assistant director |
| Robin Takao D'Oench | ... | second assistant director |
| David Ketterer Spencer | ... | first assistant director (as David Ketterer) |
Art Department
| Faridih 'Dee' Bolognini | ... | scenic artist |
| Chris Bowman | ... | art department assistant (as Christina Bowman) |
| Peter Bundrick | ... | key carpenter |
| Joe Cagen | ... | leadman |
| Rosa Callejas | ... | assistant art director |
| Amanda Carzoli | ... | additional set decorator |
| Jeff Christiano | ... | key greens |
| Hallie Coletta | ... | scenic artist / scenic foreman |
| Will Comacho | ... | leadman |
| George Couri | ... | set dresser |
| Marlene Eckhardt | ... | scenic artist |
| Carl Eckhoff | ... | scenic artist |
| Jacobsen Erin | ... | set dresser |
| Jade Goheen | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Richard Hebrank | ... | construction coordinator |
| Todd Ivins | ... | assistant art director |
| Laura Lerner | ... | charge scenic |
| Robert Lupo | ... | scenic industrial |
| Henry Padilla | ... | set dresser |
| Sunil Pant | ... | concept artist |
| Chris Paquette | ... | carpenter |
| Eric Pedersen | ... | scenic artist |
| Daniel Phillips | ... | set dresser |
| Emily Pober Higgins | ... | key on-set dresser |
| Judith C. Posey | ... | on-set dresser |
| Bridget Rafferty | ... | property master |
| Michael Riolo | ... | construction shop production assistant |
| Meriam Rodriguez | ... | set dresser |
| Ada Smith | ... | assistant art director |
| Yuko Sobrin | ... | assistant property master |
| Leo Swartz | ... | on-set dresser |
| Shane Torres | ... | props |
| Matthew Vidalis | ... | graphic designer |
| Bridget Vizoso | ... | botanical artist |
| Jessie Walker | ... | camera scenic |
| Chris Walsh | ... | key construction grip |
| Sam Wegner | ... | art department coordinator |
| Oliver Zeller | ... | assistant art director |
| Ziska Childs | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jo Caron | ... | foley mixer |
| Kristin Catuogno | ... | adr recordist |
| Mark DeSimone | ... | adr mixer |
| Guy Francoeur | ... | foley artist |
| Thomas Garant | ... | foley assistant |
| Ruy García | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer: supervising sound editor |
| Marissa Littlefield | ... | adr editor |
| Samuel Miille | ... | sound effects editor |
| Sanghee Moon | ... | re-recording mix technician / sound re-recordist |
| Branka Mrkic | ... | dialogue editor |
| Darren Polish | ... | audio description narrator |
| Jonathan Reyes | ... | sound mixer (as Jonathan Walter Reyes) |
| Nick Roberts | ... | adr mixer |
| Richard Topham III | ... | boom operator |
Special Effects by
| Jason Palisi | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Eric M. Beaver | ... | digital compositor |
| Sylvain Berger | ... | pipeline TD: Raynault VFX |
| Cyprien Caillot | ... | pipeline TD: Raynault VFX |
| Christopher Chitty | ... | visual effects artist (as Branches & Waves) |
| Jacinthe Côté | ... | visual effects producer: Raynault VFX |
| Cédric Fichter | ... | digital compositor: Raynault VFX |
| Éric Hamel | ... | matte painter: Raynault VFX |
| Pierre-Simon Lebrun-Chaput | ... | cg artist: Raynault VFX |
| Jared Levin | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Curtis Linstead | ... | system engineer: Raynault VFX |
| Raoul Marks | ... | visual effects artist: Memory Bank Sequences |
| Ilia Mokhtareizadeh | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Stéphanie Morin | ... | cg artist: Raynault VFX |
| Josiane O'Rourke | ... | visual effects line producer: Raynault VFX |
| Simon Ouellet | ... | pipeline TD: Raynault VFX |
| Edward P. Pedersen | ... | visual effects executive producer |
| Cyril Plusse | ... | cg artist: Raynault VFX |
| Vincent Poitras | ... | visual effects supervisor: Raynault VFX |
| Vincent Saint-Pierre | ... | visual effects production assistant: Raynault VFX |
| Piotr Swigut | ... | matte painter |
| Sylvain Theroux | ... | cg supervisor: Raynault VFX |
| Amelie Thomas | ... | visual effects coordinator: Raynault VFX |
| Cedric Tremblay | ... | digital compositor: Raynault VFX |
| Tomas Wall | ... | lead compositor |
| Kyle Zemborain | ... | compositing supervisor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matthew Atwood | ... | best boy electric |
| Richard Auth | ... | best boy grip |
| Charles Bae | ... | Additional 1st AC |
| Josh Batista | ... | best boy rigging electric |
| Chris Beattie | ... | rigging grip |
| Evan Childs | ... | company grip |
| Garrick Cisneros | ... | grip |
| Lori Dinsmore | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Sergio Giovanni Fernandez | ... | generator operator |
| Nicolau Francisco | ... | rigging electrician |
| Katsumi Funahashi | ... | additional electrician |
| Wil Hamlin | ... | best boy rigging grip |
| Andrew Hubbard | ... | gaffer |
| Ethan June | ... | key grip |
| Linda Kallerus | ... | still photographer |
| Emmett Kerr-Perkinson | ... | electrician |
| Kenneth Kildee | ... | dolly grip |
| Olivia Kimmel | ... | second assistant camera |
| Omar King | ... | grip |
| John Kramer | ... | electrician |
| Justin LaValley | ... | key rigging grip |
| Logan Mitchell | ... | company grip |
| Cheryn Park | ... | digital loader |
| David Regan | ... | first assistant camera |
| Spencer Rubin | ... | rigging grip |
| Levi Sherman | ... | company grip |
| Bridgid Swanick | ... | grip |
| Tim Widdop | ... | shop electrician |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Mariah Fidalgo | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Felicity Gifford | ... | key costumer |
| James Hammer | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Jeff Horta | ... | costume coordinator |
| Clara Poteau | ... | tailor |
| Carl Skeris | ... | costumer |
| Jason Frey | ... | bg costumer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Shannon Blaney-Bezanyuk | ... | location coordinator (as Shannon Blaney) |
| Dave Dorn | ... | location manager |
| Benjamin Gamer | ... | assistant location manager |
| Rob Herling | ... | location scout |
| Jonathan Knapp | ... | location assistant |
| Graham Marvin | ... | location scout |
| Greg Ronayne | ... | location assistant |
| Julia Thompson | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Ryuichi Sakamoto | ... | original theme |
| Ho Ling Tang | ... | strings arrangement |
| Gyða Valtýsdóttir | ... | Strings |
Script and Continuity Department
| Nick Stergiopoulos | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Biyami Sak | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Tim Wood | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Teddy Blanks | ... | title designer |
| Oscar Bodden | ... | production assistant |
| Andrea F. Cannistraci | ... | production legal services |
| Emily Clagett | ... | assistant to producers |
| Karina Dandashi | ... | production assistant |
| Corey Deckler | ... | production executive |
| Meredith Duff | ... | creative executive |
| Noel Estrada | ... | Operations: Cinereach |
| David Grantham | ... | production assistant |
| Novika Ishar | ... | production legal services |
| Yana Collins Lehman | ... | post production accountant |
| Nick Lok | ... | production consultant |
| Jamie Morris | ... | production accountant |
| Chloe Olman | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Jessie Roland | ... | key pa |
| Celia Rowlson-Hall | ... | choreographer |
| Antonio Salume | ... | production assistant |
| Joel P. Schneider | ... | production assistant |
| Noah Simon | ... | assistant: Mr. Farrell |
| Ece Turan | ... | production coordinator |
| Keri Weisblum | ... | post production accountant |
| Elliott Whitton | ... | Head of Development: Cinereach |
| Inman Young | ... | head of production |
Thanks
| Claudine Farrell | ... | special thanks |
| Sara Kiener | ... | special thanks |
| Lars Knudsen | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Messinger | ... | special thanks |
| Taylor Ortega | ... | special thanks |
| Tony Revolori | ... | special thanks |
| Chris Weitz | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Watcha (2021) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- A24 (2022) (United States) (theatrical)
- Watcha (2022) (Korea)
- A-One Films (2023) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Condor (2022) (France) (theatrical)
- Tanweer Alliances (2022) (Greece) (theatrical)
- The Searchers (2022) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- The Searchers (2022) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- A-One Films (2023) (Russia) (video)
- Angel Films (2022) (Denmark)
- Elevation Pictures (2022) (Canada)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2022) (United Arab Emirates)
- NOS Audiovisuais (2022) (Portugal)
- NonStop Entertainment (2022) (Sweden) (video) (VOD)
- Remain In Light (2022) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- Remain In Light (2022) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Showtime Networks (2022) (United States) (tv) (SHOWTIME Premiere)
- The Criterion Channel (2023) (United States) (tv) (streaming)
Special Effects
- Antibody Films (visual effects: memory sequences)
- Raynault VFX (visual effects)
- Branches & Waves (additional visual effects)
- Cinegrace (additional visual effects)
- Digital Domain (additional visual effects)
- MyLiaison VFX (additional visual effects)
- Nice Shoes (additional visual effects)
- Team VFX Artist (additional visual effects)
Other Companies
- Antibody Film Lab (motion design) (Memory Bank Sequences)
- Cowans, DeBates, Abrahams & Sheppard (production legal services)
- Daily Transcription (Combined continuity and spotting list)
- Endcrawl.com (end titles created with)
- Film Eats (craft services)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- PRG (led equipment provided by)
- Polyphony Digital (archive) (ASCAP)
- Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
- Upland Sound (sound post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
When his young daughter's beloved companion, an android named Yang , malfunctions, Jake searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) and daughter across a distance he didn't know was there. Written by A24 |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Memorabilia on the bulletin board in Russ' repair shop reveals that the story takes place after a six-decades-long war between the US and China. See more » |
| Goofs | The camera that Yang uses to take the family portrait is a Pentax K1000, a common SLR film camera. The film shows Yang setting a self-timer (you can hear it buzzing) but the Pentax K1000 has no self-timer function. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Movies that Destroyed and Restored my Faith in Humanity | Sundance 2022 (2022). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Air on the G String (From Orchestral Suite No. 3, BWV 1068) [For Piano - Siloti] See more » |
| Quotes |
Yang:
The ancient Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu once said: What the caterpillar calls "the end" the rest of the world calls a butterfly. See more » |