I Am Mother

I Am Mother is an Australian-American thriller-science fiction film, directed by Grant Sputore, from a screenplay by Michael Lloyd Green. It stars Hilary Swank, Clara Ruugaard, and Rose Byrne.

It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2019. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 7, 2019, by Netflix, and in Australia on July 18, 2019, by StudioCanal.

Synopsis
A teenage girl (Clara Rugaard) is raised underground by a robot Mother (Rose Byrne) designed to repopulate the earth following an extinction event. The inexplicable arrival of a blood-drenched woman (Swank) threatens this bond, calling into question everything the girl was told about the outside world. She starts probing the robot's nature and discovers the truth of the Mother's greater mission.

Cast

 * Hilary Swank (Wounded Woman)
 * Luke Hawker as "Mother" robot (physical performance)
 * Rose Byrne as "Mother" robot (voice)
 * Clara Rugaard (Daughter)
 * Hazel Sandery (Toddler)

Production
Principal photography was completed in 2017 in Australia's Adelaide Studios. It is Sputore's feature film debut. The screenplay was on the 2016 Black List. The "Mother" robot was built by Weta Workshop.

Release
A work-in-progress cut of the film was screened at the Adelaide Film Festival on October 12, 2018. It had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2019. Shortly after, Netflix acquired U.S. distribution rights to the film. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on June 7, 2019. It is scheduled to be released in Australia on July 18, 2019, by StudioCanal.

Reception
The New York Post liked I Am Mother, concluding that while the film "does show its cards a touch too early, it never ceases to be intriguing and tense", and predicting that Sputore and Rugaard would become stars.