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Fiction

Replicant

An artificial human built so finely as to be indistinguishable from a person. Set to dangerous labor, given a lifespan of only four years, and “retired” — killed — should it resist.

Source

Blade Runner Ridley Scott / 1982

A near future in which artificial humans — replicants — are built indistinguishable from people. Through Deckard, an officer hunting down escaped replicants, the film asks what it means to be human. Based on the novel by Philip K. Dick.