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Robot & Frank
Robot & Frank
is a 2012 American
science fiction
comedy-drama
film directed by
Jake Schreier
and written by Christopher Ford. Set in the near future, it focuses on Frank Weld, an aging jewel thief played by
Frank Langella
, whose son buys him a
domestic robot
. Resistant at first, Frank warms up to the robot when he realizes he can use it to restart his career as a
cat burglar
. It was the first feature film for both Ford and Schreier and received critical acclaim for its writing, production, and acting. It won the
Alfred P. Sloan Prize
at the
2012 Sundance Film Festival
, tying with the
Kashmiri
film
Valley of Saints
. The robot was created by
Tony Gardner (designer)
's special effects company
Alterian, Inc.
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