The story of shipwrecked extraterrestrials confined to a South African internment camp, Neill Blomkamp’s 2009 film is in the tradition of The Day the Earth Stood Still—a science fiction film with more on its mind than just special effects. Mostly shot in found footage style, Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell based their script on the notorious District Six, a product of the apartheid regime in 1970’s Johannesburg. Peter Jackson produced and his Weta Workshop was responsible for the elegant effects work. As always, you can find more commentary, more reviews, more podcasts, and more deep-dives into the films you don't know you love yet over at the Trailers From Hell mothership: http://www.trailersfromhell.com But wait! There's more! TFH has a podcast! It's THE MOVIES THAT MADE ME, where you can join Oscar-nominated screenwriter Josh Olson and his, ummm, "co-host" Joe Dante in conversation with filmmakers, comedians, and all-around interesting people about the movies that made them who they are. Check it out now, and please subscribe wherever podcasts can be found. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-movies-that-made-me/id1412094313 Spotify: http://spotify.trailersfromhell.com Simplecast: https://themoviesthatmademe.simplecast.com/ Google Play: http://googleplay.trailersfromhell.com RSS: http://goo.gl/3faeG7 Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/trailersfromhel Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/trailersfromhell Scroll through us on Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/trailersfromhell