Android Re-Enactment (2011) movie poster

Android Re-Enactment

2011 ·1h 31m · ★ 7.1 (67)

Ermus Daglek, retired Empathtek engineer, commandeers a defunct factory where he creates androids based on persons from his past and recreates a dinner party where he lost the love of his life - until they malfunction and escape.

Why it matters

A grim, low-fi sci-fi horror that fuses body horror with achingly human obsession, Android Re-Enactment probes what happens when grief turns mechanical — and deadly.

  • Micro-budget ingenuity meets practical effects: the androids’ unsettling physicality is a throwback to classic body horror craftsmanship.
  • A slow-burn atmosphere steeped in isolation and uncanny valley dread, echoing Cronenberg’s fixation on flesh and identity.
  • Perfect for fans of cerebral, character-driven horror that prioritizes mood over cheap scares.
  • A regional indie gem that wrestles with loss and technology’s cold mimicry, long before AI terror was mainstream.

Horror DNA

Gore
14
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
86
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
33
Fun Factor
67
Cerebral
43
Survival
66

Content Warnings

Body HorrorDehumanization

Phobia triggers

Mannequins

TMDB Keywords

androidhuman android relationshiprobotsynthetic android

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