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Rakka

  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.4K
YOUR RATING
Rakka (2017)
  • Short
  • Horror
  • Sci-Fi
A tale of a dystopian future where an unknown alien group have colonised the earth and humans struggle to fight back.A tale of a dystopian future where an unknown alien group have colonised the earth and humans struggle to fight back.A tale of a dystopian future where an unknown alien group have colonised the earth and humans struggle to fight back.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
8.4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Neill Blomkamp
  • Writers
    • Neill Blomkamp
    • Thomas Sweterlitsch
  • Stars
    • Sigourney Weaver
    • Eugene Khumbanyiwa
    • Robert Hobbs
Top credits
  • Director
    • Neill Blomkamp
  • Writers
    • Neill Blomkamp
    • Thomas Sweterlitsch
  • Stars
    • Sigourney Weaver
    • Eugene Khumbanyiwa
    • Robert Hobbs
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 48User reviews
    • 9Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Sigourney Weaver
    Sigourney Weaver
    • Jasperas Jasper
    Eugene Khumbanyiwa
    Eugene Khumbanyiwa
    • Amiras Amir
    Robert Hobbs
    Robert Hobbs
    • Carlas Carl
    Carly Pope
    Carly Pope
    • Sarahas Sarah…
    Brandon Auret
    Brandon Auret
    • Noshas Nosh
    Mike Huff
    • Politicianas Politician
    Owen Macrae
    • Klumas Klum
    Connor Page
    • Childas Child
    Jay Anstey
    Jay Anstey
    • Woman Bomberas Woman Bomber
    Justin Shaw
    • Man in Medical Deviceas Man in Medical Device
    Carla Marais
    • 8 Year Old Girlas 8 Year Old Girl
    Ryan Angilly
    • Martinezas Martinez
    • (as Ryan Angilley)
    Alec Gillis
    Alec Gillis
    • Militia #1as Militia #1
    Ruan Coetzee
    • Militia #2as Militia #2
    Paul Davies
    • Militia #3as Militia #3
    Pieter Jacobsz
    • Militia #4as Militia #4
    • Director
      • Neill Blomkamp
    • Writers
      • Neill Blomkamp
      • Thomas Sweterlitsch
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    • Trivia
      Oats is the name of the production studio created by feature film director writer and producer Neill Blomkamp. Oats Studio will release what Blomkamp calls experimental short sci-fi films, the first of which is Rakka.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: [narrating]

      [first lines]

      Narrator: We were once mankind. We were humanity. And now we're no more than pests. Vermin. They came here to exterminate us. They took our history and culture. They covered our landmarks in dying humanity. The wale of the dying carried for miles.

      Narrator: They're building some kind of breeding facility for those who survive. People who have defected say it's worse than hell. Humans becoming some kind of surrogate incubators for the alien young.

      Narrator: They killed us in waves when they first arrived. They built these mega structures that spew methane, manufacturing their atmosphere. They've sewn their crops, nothing like our plant life, raising the global temperature causing our cities to flood. They waged war on earth. They set fire to our forests. It's already hard to breathe; impossible to breathe if you're close to the stacks.

      Narrator: Rats, insects, humans. They hack into our psyche, into our minds, paralyzing us - taking control of the cerebra and the limbic system, rendering us as slaves. We've been able to design a brain barrier that protects us from their influence. They know we can't produce enough of these for everyone, that it's just a matter of time before the entire planet is theirs.

      Narrator: But we are survivors. Scrounging enough to eat, gathering enough morale to fight. I wonder if deep down each person knows we are already dead? I wonder if only one sick primordial instinct keep marching us forward aimlessly? Every rational thought tells us it's over. Every vile deceptive chemical in motion tells us it isn't.

      Narrator: We are told a different story by our politicians.

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    User reviews48

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    Top review
    8/10
    Give me more!!!
    Love the Alien invasion genre. If he started from scratch. Created the world before, the invasion. Generated characters that viewers care about. Then boy, would we have a great show. Needs to add something special/different. As they're lots of invasion style ideas out there already. Don't tease me with 21 minutes, then move on to something else!! This should absolutely be his number 1 project.
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    • Oct 12, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 14, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Official site - Oats Studios
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Volume 1
    • Filming locations
      • South Africa
    • Production company
      • Oats Studios
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      22 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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