Movie: To Be

Top 2 Billed Cast

Kim Handysides
Kim Handysides

Woman / Narrator / Singer (voice)

Howard Ryshpan
Howard Ryshpan

Scientist (voice)

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    Blending fantasy and reality, this animated short is a bold inquiry into an as yet unresolved problem - the nature of human identity. When a scientist creates a machine that can make copies of physical objects, including humans, a number of ethical questions arise. Is the technique moral? What of its safety? A film by Oscar-winning filmmaker John Weldon (who also wrote the catchy banjo tune that punctuates the story's changing moods).

  • Release Date

    1990-01-01

  • Average

    7

  • Rating:

    3.5 starts
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    English
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