Mothernet Team Discusses How Grief and AI Technology Connect
Indonesian drama directed by Ho Wi Ding, starring Dian Sastrowardoyo, focuses on a family using AI to cope with tragedy.
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Mothernet is an Indonesian drama that examines how AI technology affects human emotions through a family's experience with loss. After the mother's unexpected death, the father and son struggle with grief and communication.
When offered an AI recreation of their deceased mother, they gradually develop an unhealthy dependence on this technology. Director Ho Wi Ding was drawn to the complex father-son dynamics typical in Asian families, choosing to emphasize emotional drama over sci-fi spectacle.
The film explores how people might use technology as a way to cope with loss and isolation, while questioning whether machines can truly replace human connection.
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