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Tau

Tau

No bars. No guards. No escape.

20186.21h 37m

Overview

Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

Directed by Federico D'Alessandro
Written by Noga Landau
Produced by David S. Goyer, Kevin Turen, Russell Ackerman
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Top Cast

Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe

Julia

Ed Skrein

Ed Skrein

Alex Upton

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Tau (voice)

Fiston Barek

Fiston Barek

Subject 2

Ivana Živković

Ivana Živković

Subject 1

Paul Leonard Murray

Paul Leonard Murray

Chief Operating Officer

Dragoljub Ljubičić

Dragoljub Ljubičić

Executive 1

Sharon D. Clarke

Sharon D. Clarke

Queenpin

Greg De Cuir

Greg De Cuir

Delivery Man 1

Danijel Korsa

Danijel Korsa

Delivery Man 2

Themes & Keywords

artificial intelligence (a.i.)experimentescapekidnappingescape attempt

About Tau

Tau is a science fiction, thriller, horror film released in 2018 exploring themes of artificial intelligence (a.i.), experiment, escape, kidnapping, escape attempt. Directed by Federico D'Alessandro, it stars Maika Monroe, Ed Skrein, Gary Oldman. Held captive in a futuristic smart house, a woman hopes to escape by befriending the A.I. program that controls the house.

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