Plato's Reality Machine

Plato's Reality Machine

Video games give you multiple lives. If only reality were so generous.

2013 · 79 min · ★ 3.7 · Science Fiction, Comedy, Drama

For Charles, video-games are a much needed escape from reality. But when virtual vixen Sophia leads him on a mysterious quest through the lovelorn lives of six New Yorkers, they will all learn that in the game of life...every heart is a moving target.

Directed by Myles Sorensen · Written by Myles Sorensen

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