Puzzlehead

Puzzlehead

So this is what it is to be human…

NR 2006 · 81 min · ★ 5.7 · Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama, Horror

In a post apocalyptic world where technology is outlawed, Walter, a reclusive scientist, secretly creates a self-aware android, "Puzzlehead". Jealously erupts when Puzzlehead wins the affection of Julia, the beautiful shopgirl that Walter has longed for. The resulting sci-fi love triangle is a Frankensteinian fable that traps all three in a web of deception and the ultimate betrayal.

Directed by James Bai · Written by James Bai

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Stephen Galaida Puzzlehead / Walter
Robbie Shapiro Julia
Chuck Ardezzone Robber
John El Manahi Thug #1 (as John Elmanahi)
Edward Furs Landlord (voice)

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