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 forms 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," while a journalist agrees to escort a shaken tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border.
Direction
Edwards shot this for $500K and made it look like $50 million.
Cinematography
Real locations, magic hour worship, CGI that knows its place.
Practical Effects
Locals were real locals, military gear was borrowed, chaos was organized.
Director
Gareth Edwards
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Edwards designed the creatures himself in After Effects, and the entire visual effects budget was reportedly under $15,000.
The film was shot guerrilla-style with a crew of about six people; most 'extras' were actual locals who didn't know they were in a movie until after.
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