The Promise (2011)

(4.5) based on 4 votes
Are robots really different from us if they learn our ways? The Promise is a short film that looks at the future reality of a world in which those things created by man are a step to be confused with us.
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Oct 30, 2011
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00h 09m
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Are robots really different from us if they learn our ways? The Promise is a short film that looks at the future reality of a world in which those things created by man are a step to be confused with us.

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