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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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Homeless Woman
Justin Hall ...
Marine
Ricky Catter ...
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Kerry Valderrama ...
Marine (as Kerry Valderrema)
Jonathan Winnford ...
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Mario Richardson ...
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Jorge Quirs ...
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Erick Arce ...
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Emigo Munkel ...
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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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Rated R for language | See all certifications »

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3 December 2010 (UK)  »

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$800,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£348,577 (UK) (3 December 2010)

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$237,301 (USA) (24 December 2010)
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Trivia

While not stated outright in the film the probe that crashed was carrying samples from Europa, one of Jupiter's moons. The news scroll at the bottom of the screen in the hotel room alludes to this fact. See more »

Goofs

The Pre-Columbian pyramid the two protagonists climb is located in a jungle setting. From the top of this pyramid they are able to view the border between Texas and Mexico, which is nowhere near any jungle. 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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References Apocalypse Now (1979) See more »

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"El Cascabel"
Written by Lorenzo Barcelata
Performed by Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlán
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Less action than expected, but 9/10 imagery, acting, and direction.
1 October 2010 | by (San Diego, CA) – See all my reviews

The first 3 reviews said it all. Amazing movie for a $15k budget. Amazing shots and scenery, good plot line, great acting from leads. Decent monsters and action, when it occurs. I'm starting to think it's the soundtrack that makes a movie seem "big". This movie's eerie sounds, and tension building strings draw you in, like a blockbuster. Can't believe this guy wrote, directed, edited and did the efx. A++++

And ignore the whiny babies crying about this and that. They'd rather watch blood pour out of a corpse than a decent piece of acting. As long as you don't expect another Cloverfield, you should be surprised by a unique cinematic experience. ;)


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