Hmm... Is there a story in there?

Rating: 7/10 (4 June 2011)

Didn't know what to expect from this movie, was pretty much a blind selection at K-mart. While production and cinematic values are high, can't fault it, I'm not so sure about the story line.
There are overtones and I suppose direct analogies to the racial problems that inflicted South Africa for a lot of it's past. I guess that it was based in SA for that very reason. But why? We all know what SA was like, racial vilification has occurred in many places in the world, SA is just too obvious a connection. Black ghettos in the US might have had more of an impact.
As for the actual story line, what was the goal of the alien ship's presence? No malice was shown other than SA officer's not liking outsiders.
Seems like the plot is missing - we have displaced aliens that don't seem to have a goal and we have white supremacists, once again keeping SA white. Political message, not entertainment.
White conformist falls in love with a coloured outsider or alien's right to live - stereotypical story of South Africa's past.
Summary - entertaining, but missing a punch.