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Not man. Not machine. More.

2018100 min7.5 / 10

A visceral, high-octane revenge thriller that explores the loss of bodily autonomy and human identity through graphic violence and body horror, anchored by a protagonist increasingly dominated by his AI implant.

A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

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