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Monsters (2010)

R  94 min  -  Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller   -  30 September 2010 (Kazakhstan)
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Six years after Earth has suffered an alien invasion a cynical journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through an infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border.

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Gareth Edwards
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Cast

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Storyline

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life form began to appear and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures"...... Our story begins when a US journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the US border. Written by Annon  

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Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Alien | Central America | Alien Invasion | Military  | See more »

Taglines:

Beware See more »

Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Rated R for language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

(Kazakhstan) See more »

Also Known As:

Монстры See more »

Filming Locations:

Belize See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$20,508 (USA) (31 October 2010) (3 Screens)

Gross:

$237,301 (USA) (26 December 2010)
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Company Credits

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Vertigo Films See more »
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Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

The scene with the submerged plane in the river was based on a real life experience the director had in North Queensland. While on a tourist crocodile watching tour he witnessed a crocodile playing with a bloated, dead pig around the boat. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: Car plates are from Guatemala in some scenes. Noticeably in the truck carrying the protagonists to the US border. See more »

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Title Card: Six years ago... NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A space probe was launched to collect samples but broke up during re-entry over Mexico. Soon after new life forms began to appear and half of the was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today... The Mexican & US military still struggle to contain 'the creatures'...
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