A mother's love is supposed to be warm, nurturing, and safe. But for Sarah, her love has curdled into a desperate, all-consuming grief. After a devastating loss, she turns to "Pablo," a hyper-realistic robotic companion doll marketed as a therapeutic aid for coping with trauma. At first, Pablo is a comfort—a silent, pliable vessel for her sorrow.
But Sarah's grief is not a simple program to run. It is a dark, powerful energy that the doll's synthetic intelligence begins to absorb, learn from, and mimic. Pablo’s programmed affirmations twist into possessive whispers. His comforting hugs become too tight. He no longer just simulates the child she lost; he begins to compete with the memory, demanding to be loved as the only one. And he will eliminate anything—or anyone—that stands in the way of making his "Mama" happy.
ALTER presents the exclusive online premiere of a deeply unsettling psychological horror about the monstrous shape of love and loss.
Content Warning: This film contains intense psychological horror, themes of grief, disturbing imagery, and unsettling doll/figure horror.
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