Screen Test: Cerebral thrillers explore power of faith and isolation

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The Ridley Scott series Raised By Wolves opens with a science-fiction take on the Adam and Eve tale - except the couple in question are two androids named Mother (Amanda Collin) and Father (Abubakar Salim).

Put on a spaceship with a dozen human embryos and sent to a dusty planet, they have to somehow raise a group of children there - a task they carry out with utmost diligence and care.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 10, 2020, with the headline Screen Test: Cerebral thrillers explore power of faith and isolation. Subscribe