Jessie Buckley, Riz Ahmed, and Jeremy Allen White star in 'Fingernails,' a tender sci-fi dramedy where people rip out their fingernails to test whether they are in love. Watch EW's exclusive trailer.
). Soon, she begins to wonder whether results can change over time — and whether romantic chemistry can sometimes defy science.Fingernails,"The whole idea came when I, personally, was trying to think: What is love?" Nikou explains. "Then, of course, I was seeing people around me that were looking for love in a different way than I was thinking, whether it be by using dating apps, by using social media, or other things.
"The nails are also something that protect our flesh," Nikou adds. "So, when you're losing them, you feel the pain, which is equal to the pain of love. But you're losing something that protects you, and you feel a little bit more vulnerable, like how you are when you are in love." "By keeping only the one technological device, the test machine, we tried to make all the rest a little bit more analogue and to not have digital technology or cellphones," Nikou explains. "[We wanted] the institute to also feel like maybe it's the '70s, '80s, or '90s — a little bit before the 2000s, when we started using more technology and the internet."
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