SIDE EFFECT is the sequel to 8 WEEKS OF WINTER. It is the second part of the IMMORTALITY trilogy.

LOGLINE : In a post-human society, hardcore criminals are sentenced to death by "memory snatching". A retired supreme court judge goes against the rules when he starts investigating the past of the criminal whose body he resides in (MR. LIONHEART). The further he investigates, the further he involves himself in the dangerous world MR. LIONHEART was living. And, the more he questions himself: who am I?

SYNOPSIS

In a post-human society, the world is divided into three classes: The First Class - renowned scientists, and political leaders - rule the planet and have the privilege of transferring their memories into the bodies of young criminals sentenced to death.

The Middle Class consists of robots with human memories. They are former distinguished public servants such as law enforcers, caregivers, and educators...

Most will do anything to rank up to First Class and experience the benefits of having a human body again.

The lowest class consists of regular people struggling to reach higher ranks while trying not to get “memory snatched.”

Some of them protest against the First Class, accusing them of unlawfully “ memory snatching” innocent people.

GORDON FISCH, an honorable, octogenarian supreme court judge goes against the rules when he starts investigating into the former life of the criminal (MIKE LIONHEART) whose body he resides in.

Turns out, MIKE, an athletic and ill-tempered young man, left his family when his son (JASON) was abducted and “memory snatched.”

In search of JASON, MIKE has turned into the ruthless leader of a terrorist group who wages war against the First Class. He was very close to finding his son when he got caught and sentenced to death by "memory snatching."

Despite many warnings, GORDON meets MIKE'S wife and daughter (JULIA) and he grows to love them. Unhappy about how the people in power manipulated him and abused his rulings, he continues MIKE’S legacy; he wages war against his own class and after a torrent of bloodthirsty events, he brings "his" son JASON back home.

In the end, GORDON can't tell how much of him is left in MIKE'S body. Is he an honorable judge or a bloodthirsty killing machine?

For small JULIA and JASON, he’s the dad they’ve been missing for so long...