Where the two worlds of sci-fi and AI collide, Foe follows a married couple living on a dying Earth. Hen (Saoirse Ronan) and Junior (Paul Mescal) farm a secluded piece of land, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited guest shows up at their door with a startling proposal.
The year is 2065 and people are looking to space as a way to survive. In order to colonize space, the government is funding a recruitment of particular individuals to help build their new spaceship oasis. Cue Terrance (Aaron Pierre), who has been sent down to recruit Junior to trade two years of his life for two years in space. Junior, uninterested, as he is content with his life denies participation but this proposal cannot be refused. Junior caves and the little time left he an Hen have, the pair faces uncertainty about their relationship and future, as Hen is looking for more. Terrance offers them one bit of solace: there will be a flesh-and blood-clone of Junior here on Earth to keep Hen company once the real Junior leaves for space.
The AI Junior almost proves to be too good and when the real Junior returns, the couple must face a tough choice: to take control and change direction or fall asleep at the wheel.
Directed by Garth Davis and based on the novel by Iain Reid, Foe explores themes of self-determination, love, and the preciousness of time.
Foe is currently in theaters.
