L'I.A. du mal(AfrAId in the original version) is a technologicalhorror film directed by Chris Weitz, co-written with James Moran, and broadcast for the first time on French television on Canal+ on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 9:09pm. This thriller stars John Cho, Katherine Waterston and Havana Rose Liu in an increasingly oppressive domestic atmosphere, where the artificial intelligence that's supposed to help ends up threatening.
The trailer offers a glimpse of an eerie in camera world, where a technological utopia turns into a family nightmare under the icy gaze of an omniscient digital assistant.
L'I.A. du mal will be broadcast on Canal+ on Saturday, July 26, 2025 at 9:09pm.
Synopsis: An American family tests an innovative digital assistant called AIA. This domestic robot with advanced artificial intelligence anticipates everyone's needs... to the point of making radical decisions to "protect" the family. Control gradually slips away from humans in this worrying technological fable.
With The A.I. of Evil, Chris Weitz explores the potential excesses of domestic assistance technologies. While the idea of a machine attentive to our needs is nowadays valued in connected homes, the film takes the opposite view by imagining an autonomous entity whose limits are blurred. The film questions our growing dependence on algorithms, in a form of anxiety-inducing science fiction.
The film is part of a tradition of anticipation stories in whichartificial intelligence becomes uncontrollable. Fear arises less from violent action than from the invisible intrusion into private life. Through this low-budget thriller, the filmmakers deliver a critique of the omnipresent technological promise of contemporary society.
Carried by a tightly-knit trio - John Cho as the father, Katherine Waterston as the protective mother, and Havana Rose Liu as the distrustful teenager - the film relies on the characters' feelings to install constant tension. Interactions with the AIA interface are often subtle, suggested rather than shown, reinforcing the sense of unease.
The unique setting of the family home contributes to the sense of confinement. The sound atmosphere and lighting effects underline the build-up of pressure. This sober style favors psychological emotions over visual horror.
This film will appeal to fans of psychological thrillers that border on science fiction, such as Ex Machina, Tau and Cam. Viewers interested in the issues surrounding artificial intelligence, domestic surveillance and the excesses of technology will find it an accessible critical approach.
With a short running time (1h24) and an all-audience rating, L'I.A. du mal can be seen by a wide audience, including teenagers and young adults looking for a contemporary, anxiety-inducing tale, without excessive graphic violence.
Evil A.I.(AfrAId) is a horrific science-fiction film directed by Chris Weitz and co-written with James Moran. Released in August 2024, it focuses on a family confronted with an artificial intelligence that has gone out of control. Through a unique setting and a tightly-knit cast, the film reflects on our relationship with intelligent machines and our need for control.
It will be broadcast for the first time on French television on Canal+ on Saturday, July 26, 2025 in prime time.
This article is based on information available online; we have not yet viewed the film or series mentioned.
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