What will the world look like after this storm, what will remain of humanity? This domestic drama evolves into a thriller about a worldwide conspiracy, which at its core aims to determine the fate of humanity: Could a perfect digital utopia be the answer? A virtual paradise not affected by material needs and quarrels? Could a super-AI be our savior – or would it simply declare us as dispensable since it could not be taught the value of philanthropy?

Instead, they find themselves right at the center of it. When he wakes up in hospital after an explosion and finds that his wife and son have mysteriously vanished, Richard realizes: he and his family have become more than just bystanders in a storm of rivaling ideas pertaining humankind’s salvation between dystopian reality and digital utopia. Richard Nolan is one of the few journalists openly criticizing this development. Drones and humanoid robots replace humans in the public sector, everything is interconnected, surveillance has become omnipresent. Governments and companies promise remedies through technological progress.

Lack of resources, illnesses caused by polluted air and water, crime on the rise, war. When mind and machine become one – what will remain of humanity?īerlin, 2048 – The world is on the brink.

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