Hal

Here's a film that asks, what if grief was a rom-com? A bereaved young woman is given an android replica of her dead boyfriend to help her recover. It's a touching, if slightly creepy, exploration of love and loss in the age of robotics.

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Ryotaro Makihara directed Hal in 2013. See Ryotaro Makihara's full filmography, where to start with Ryotaro Makihara, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ryotaro Makihara.

Hal was released in 2013 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 60 minutes.