‘I had a lot of fun with this one’: Garth Davis combines city and country for ‘Foe’

Early reviews of Garth Davis’ third feature, Foe, about a couple in the not-too-distant future whose relationship is disrupted by a space mission and the subsequent introduction of an AI replacement, have drawn comparisons to the dystopian science fiction series Black Mirror for its exploration of how humans interact with technology.

However, the classification of the film as sci-fi is something the director is quick to challenge.

“It’s more of a relationship story than a dystopian sci...