''Artificial Justice'' () is a 2024 Spanish-Portuguese

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

political thriller A political thriller is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of a political power struggle; high stakes and suspense are the core of the story. The genre often forces the audiences to consider and understand the importance of politics. Th ...

film directed by Simón Casal from a screenplay by Casal and Víctor Sierra. It stars

Verónica Echegui Verónica Fernández Echegaray (born 16 June 1983), known professionally as Verónica Echegui, is a Spanish actress and director. Since making her feature film debut as the title character of the 2006 drama '' My Name Is Juani'', she has appea ...

Tamar Novas Tamar Novas Pita (born 3 October 1986) is a Spanish actor. Biography Tamar Novas Pita was born in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia (Spain), Galicia, on 3 October 1986. He was cast for a minor role in José Luis Cuerda's ''Butterfly's Tongue'' ...

, Alba Galocha and

Alberto Ammann José Alberto Ammann Rey (born 1978) is an Argentine and Spanish actor. He has played various roles in films, television and theater. His feature film debut in '' Cell 211'' (2009) earned him a Goya Award for Best New Actor. Other film works i ...

Plot

In 2028, in

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

, an

artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI) is the capability of computer, computational systems to perform tasks typically associated with human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and decision-making. It is a field of re ...

system called THENTE 1 serves as an aid to

judge A judge is a person who wiktionary:preside, presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a judicial panel. In an adversarial system, the judge hears all the witnesses and any other Evidence (law), evidence presented by the barris ...

s. However, the

government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a State (polity), state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive (government), execu ...

calls a

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for this artificial intelligence to be fully implemented in the

Administration of Justice The administration of justice is the process by which the legal system of a government is executed. The presumed goal of such an administration is to provide justice for all those accessing the legal system. Australia In ''Attorney General for ...

, effectively replacing judges, in order to automate and depoliticize justice. Carmen Costa, a renowned judge, is invited to work on the development of the project, but the sudden disappearance of Alicia Kóvack, creator of the system, causes great distrust in her, to the point of understanding that she is discovering the tip of the iceberg of a

conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, ploy, or scheme, is a secret plan or agreement between people (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder, treason, or corruption, especially with a political motivat ...

that aims to control, from justice, an entire country.

Cast

Production

The film was produced by Justicia Artificial AIE, Tornasol Media, Abano Produciones and Ukbar Filmes, with the participation of

RTVE The Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española (; ), known as Radiotelevisión Española (''Spanish Radio and Television'', RTVE), is the Spanish national public Broadcasting, television and radio broadcaster. It is a state-owned enterprise f ...

and

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, and the support of ICAA and AGADIC. In November 2022, RTVE reported the beginning of filming in Galicia. Additional footage was shot in

Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...

Release

The film had its world premiere at the 26th

Shanghai International Film Festival The Shanghai International Film Festival (SIFF, , French: ''Festival international du film de Shanghai'') is the largest film festival in Asia and China's longest-running international cinema event. The first festival was established in Octobe ...

(June 2024). It was released theatrically in Spain on 13 September 2024 with

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overseeing domestic distribution.

References

{{reflist 2024 films 2020s Spanish films 2020s Portuguese films 2020s Spanish-language films Films about artificial intelligence Films shot in Galicia (Spain) Films shot in Lisbon Portuguese thriller films Spanish political thriller films Spanish science fiction thriller films Tornasol Films films Techno-thriller films 2024 thriller films

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