SERP (2013)

When the search engine he designs answers yes to the question is the government of the United States evil a brilliant computer programmer is arrested and held in isolation Desperate but keenly aware of the answers potential effect on the public the programmer strikes a deal with his interrogators agreeing to redesign the software in exchange for his freedom As they search to understand why the program answered an ethical question and try to find a way to change its response the faith and patience of both the programmer and his captors are put to the test Suspenseful and darkly comic SERP is a film about coercion innovation and whether it is possible to do something good in the service of something evil