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Sci-fi noir starring Haley Joel Osment. David, a robotic child, hopes to become a real boy so that he can win back the affection of the human mother who abandoned him.

Futuristic version of Pinocchio, featuring David, a highly advanced robotic boy who hopes to become a real boy so that he can win back the affection of the human mother who abandoned him. He goes on an odyssey through a violent, dystopian world in a quest for the Blue Fairy and encounters the horrors of the Flesh Fair and meets a 'pleasure' robot - Gigolo Joe, who helps David on his quest.

Based upon a short story by acclaimed science fiction writer Brian Aldiss and a treatment by director Stanley Kubrick.

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2 hours, 25 minutes

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Fri 18 Dec 2015 23:05

BBC Two

Role	Contributor
David	Haley Joel Osment
Gigolo Joe	Jude Law
Monica Swinton	Frances O'Connor
Martin Swinton	Jake Thomas
Henry Swinton	Sam Robards
Professor Hobby	William Hurt
Lord Johnson-Johnson	Brendan Gleeson
Syatyoo-Sama	Ken Leung
Supernerd	Clark Gregg
Supernerd	Kevin Sussman
Sheila	Sabrina Grdevich
Todd	Theo Greenly
Writer	Steven Spielberg
Director	Steven Spielberg
Author	Brian Aldiss
Producer	Bonnie Curtis
Producer	Kathleen Kennedy
Producer	Steven Spielberg

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