Set in a near-future where an alien species called the Vuvv have made contact, hijacked the most intelligent humans to be high paid lapdogs, then turned Earth into landfill for everyone else – Landscape with Invisible Hand will be a tough sell for any audience.
With shades of Elysium and District 9, both Neil Blomkamp films, this allegorical alien invasion movie with a rom-com edge requires viewers to pay attention. Adapted by writer and director Cory Finley (Thoroughbreds) from M.T. Anderson’s novel, it taps into the omnipotent nature of social media, and our cultural obsession with objectification.
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