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Almost Human

Flaherty defendedhimself by saying that, "Sometimes you have to lie

Flaherty defended
himself by saying that, "Sometimes you have to lie

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Flaherty defended himself by saying that,
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"Sometimes you have to lie.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
40
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:25
Uploaded
Jun 18, 2025
Genres
documentary, sci-fi
Production
Bacon Productions,Carlsberg Foundation

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Movie Summary

The award winning Danish director, Jeppe Rønde has invited 10 of the world's foremost scientists - and a single robot. - to zoom out at intergalactic distance and rethink our relationship with technology and investigate in microco...
One often has to distort a thing to catch its true spirit." - Almost Human 00:15
One often has to distort a thing to catch its true spirit.&q...
Just like Nanook you'll find - Almost Human 00:05
Just like Nanook you'll find
Like Flaherty you couldn't fit the - Almost Human 00:06
Like Flaherty you couldn't fit the
Poor modern human. All your concepts - Almost Human 00:06
Poor modern human. All your concepts
They liquefy and deconstruct into - Almost Human 00:05
They liquefy and deconstruct into
Now ask yourself this simple question. - Almost Human 00:04
Now ask yourself this simple question.
Did it mean any difference to the whale - Almost Human 00:06
Did it mean any difference to the whale
You realize that your illusions are as true as anything else. - Almost Human 00:05
You realize that your illusions are as true as anything else...
You look to the same sky as you have done - Almost Human 00:08
You look to the same sky as you have done
You make a connection between two stars - Almost Human 00:06
You make a connection between two stars
A reality of regrets, hopes and fears. - Almost Human 00:04
A reality of regrets, hopes and fears.
(ambient piano music) - Almost Human 00:08
(ambient piano music)
It does not have a present, it does not have a future, - Almost Human 00:05
It does not have a present, it does not have a future,
Having a future is something - Almost Human 00:11
Having a future is something
We continuously project ourselves into the human future. - Almost Human 00:06
We continuously project ourselves into the human future.
And what we are experiencing when we do so, - Almost Human 00:09
And what we are experiencing when we do so,
We are incredibly afraid of being condemned - Almost Human 00:17
We are incredibly afraid of being condemned
So our fascination with Frankenstein, or a robot, - Almost Human 00:13
So our fascination with Frankenstein, or a robot,
And it always remains within that ambiguity - Almost Human 00:15
And it always remains within that ambiguity
Human is not just animal, right? - Almost Human 00:06
Human is not just animal, right?