Thanks to AI: Film about Putin's life uses the face of the Russian president
A movie about the Russian president's life, in which Putin's true face is shown thanks to AI, will be released in several countries on Thursday.
(Image: Putin)
“Putin”, a film in which the eponymous main character is brought to life with the help of AI, is being released in German cinemas this Thursday. The film version of the Russian president is played by Polish actor Slawomir Sobala, who is given the face of the real Vladimir Putin with the help of AI. This makes him look like him, but not to the point of confusion. The film is likely to add another facet to the debate about the use of AI in art. “The audience needed to see the real Putin”, director Patryk Vega told the Telegraph, explaining his approach: “Not even the best actor with a great make-up could play such a world-famous person so well.”
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According to the report in the British newspaper, Vega had the AI technology used developed himself during production. He therefore assumes that it will soon be able to help colleagues and that only the main and supporting actors will be needed for film and television productions: “The whole world in the background and the minor characters will be created digitally,” he says confidently. Nevertheless, he assures that the AI used was merely a tool, the emotional depth and realism was created by humans: “The real art comes from human experience, not artificial intelligence.”
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According to initial reviews, the result is an “opulently illustrated biography” of the Russian president, as dpa puts it. The director is known for vulgar cinema and enjoys himself here, for example, with a Putin shivering half-naked in diapers in a hospital bed, then lying soiled on the floor and being washed by staff. Overall, Putin's life is told in retrospect from the perspective of the year 2026, showing a president haunted by the ghosts of the past who used wars such as in Chechnya and Ukraine as a means of retaining power. As a kind of horror film, “Putin” is not a completely absurd movie, “but in part chillingly close to reality”.
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