Surrogates

In a near‑future city where humanity has outsourced its bodies to sleek, remotely‑piloted androids, daily life has become an exercise in curated perfection. People slip into polished surrogate shells to work, socialize, and even love, leaving their fragile flesh safely at home. The streets buzz with the silent glide of glossy metal, while the world outside the glass‑covered apartments feels oddly untouchable, as if danger itself has been engineered out of existence.

Within this immaculate veneer, the Federal Bureau of Investigation still clings to old‑school methods, relying on agents who must confront the world both through and without their own proxies. Tom Greer is a seasoned FBI operative whose career has been built on navigating the paradox of a society that prefers to never get its hands dirty. He moves through a landscape of glossy façades, his own surrogate a seamless extension of his will, embodying the tension between the comfort of artificial control and the lingering instinct for genuine human contact.

When an unexpected rupture shatters the flawless routine of surrogate life, Greer is forced to leave his comfortable shell behind and step into the raw, unfiltered reality that most have chosen to ignore. The incident hints at deeper flaws in the technology that sustains the world’s manufactured serenity, prompting him to confront not only a looming threat but also the personal cost of a life lived behind a mask. As he grapples with his own doubts and the fragile bonds with those he loves—especially his wife Maggie—the film teeters between sleek sci‑fi intrigue and a gritty meditation on what it truly means to be human.

Last Updated: August 10, 2025 at 08:46