Shiko is a lonely housewife living in a luxurious villa perched on the edge of the rift valley. Her husband Kimani, once the love of her life, has become a distant stranger, consumed by his career in tech. When he brings home Roma, a prototype humanoid AI, Shiko is repulsed, she has always been tech averse.

But as the days go by, something shifts. Roma listens. He notices, he cares. Slowly, impossibly, he begins to teach her more about connection, empathy and what it means to be truly alive.

Set in a near future Kenya where AI is advancing faster than humanity can keep up, A real boy is a haunting, tender and provocative exploration of love, identity and what it really means to be human.