Wow!

Rating: 8/10 (2 April 2011)

Shot partly in documentary fashion, this sci-fi epic tells the story of an alien ghetto that is being emptied by the government. It plays out like the Nazis invading the Warsaw ghetto. Set in modern-day South Africa, the alien ghetto has been in place for nearly 30 years, following the arrival on Earth of a disabled space ship. The aliens are truly frightening to behold, but (not surprisingly) they prove more human than the humans seeking to eradicate them, like so many American Indians. One individual caught up in the eviction process becomes part-alien (see the movie) and ends up fighting on the side of the aliens ("Avatar," anyone?) when the eviction procedure turns into a massacre. A one of a kind movie, highly believable and with some of the best CGI I have seen "Starship Troopers." A must-see, but for adults only. Plot bears some resemblance to "Alien Nation."