What if your escape from a prison was just code running somewhere else?
SIMULACRUM is just a step into the future where an insurgent human race rises up against Artificial Intelligence machines. A young, human ‘lab rat’ escapes captivity from diabolical experiments with the help of another prisoner and gains extraordinary powers along the way. They get pulled apart and battle to be reunited, facing extreme situations and frightening characters along the way. The bourgeoning relationship of the two lovers is played out against an existential war between man and machine, leading to an exciting climax in the artificial reality of the SIMULACRUM.
Practical Effects
Gloriously grimy practical effects that age like expired milk
Acting
Gabrielle Anwar committing to absolute nonsense with straight face
Production
DIY dystopia shot in someone's uncle's warehouse
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film predates The Matrix by six years and shares suspicious DNA: escaped prisoner, artificial reality, black leather everywhere.
Simulacrum arrived during peak 90s UK direct-to-video sci-fi boom, when any actor with a SAG card and a smoke machine could get funding.
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