In 1982, an extraterrestrial spaceship arrives and hovers over Johannesburg, South Africa. When an investigation finds thousands of malnourished aliens, they are put in camps and forbidden to interact with the human population. 20 years later, the camps have become slums and as tensions arise between the local human population and the aliens, a government bureaucrat (Sharlto Copley) is assigned to relocate the aliens to another camp which they refuse to do. Based on the short movie ALIVE IN JOBURG directed by Neill Blomkamp, who also directed this South African film. This engrossing science fiction film explores apartheid, xenophobia and racism using aliens from another planet as a stand in for humans without being preachy. It's quite intense and well written and director Blomkamp keeps the tension quotient high. The movie isn't without some big flaws however. Copley's character is an utter moron so it's difficult to empathize with him, even as he slowly morphs into one of the aliens. With Jason Cope, David James and Vanessa Haywood.
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