The Pod Generation

Rachel (Emilia Clarke) and Alvy (Chiwetel Ejiofor) live in an ultra-modern New York apartment in a not-too-distant future. Technological comfort is omnipresent, nature rather a disturbing factor. Artificial intelligences organize everyday life in a sweet but resolute voice. No mood fluctuation escapes the watchful third eye. While Rachel, as an aspiring manager of a tech company, gets along fine in the smart world, her husband Alvy, as a biologist, fights tirelessly for the preservation and appreciation of nature, which is becoming increasingly marginal. The couple's happiness is put to the test when Rachel snags one of the highly coveted spots at the hip birthing center. It's the perfect way to carry a baby out of the body in a straightforward and convenient way, without having to interrupt your career or go through the rigors of pregnancy. But Alvy continues to stubbornly try to convince his wife to go the natural route - and loses. Their baby grows and thrives in the technologically...

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