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Synopsis: 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 North 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"...... 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.
Director(s): Gareth Edwards
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 13 wins & 13 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
72%
R
Year:
2010
94 min
$237,301
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- Mucho gusto.

Mucho gusto.

I like your hat.

S.

So what,

like five more minutes?

- Yeah.

- S?

You guys got any

creatures around here?

No? Not even

little ones?

- Where did they attack before?

- Right over there.

That's from, like,

three years ago?

Nos los he visto.

No? You were just a baby

back then, weren't you?

I'm gonna take

your picture, yeah?

Doesn't that kind of bother you...

that you need

something bad to happen

to profit from it?

You mean, like a doctor?

You know what I mean.

Yeah, I know what you mean. Come on.

Let me ask you something...

do you know how much money

your father's company pays

for a picture of a child

killed by a creature?

$50,000.

Do you know

how much money I get paid

for a picture

of a happy child?

Nothing.

Do you know

where that puts me?

Photographing tragedy.

I don't cause it.

I just document it.

Everyone has to

earn a living.

Do you think

we're too late?

No, they're still

letting boats through.

They're just patrolling

because behind the fence

is the infected zone.

Hey, is there any more

ferry tickets today?

- La oficina de...

- Tickets, not the ferry.

- Ah, es all.

- Oh.

- Lo siento.

- Gracias.

Hello.

- A ferry ticket.

- Back there.

- It's closed.

- Yeah, it's closed now?

We went there. It's closed.

Is there any more...

Are you sure?

Are you sure?

- English?

- Yes, I do.

We need one ticket to...

a ferry ticket to America.

Let me check.

Hay tickets para ahora?

Not for today.

For tomorrow.

- What time?

- 7:
00 in the morning.

- That's fine.

- That's the last ferry.

- Okay.

- 7:
00, yeah.

Um, how much?

That will be $5,000.

- Five thou...?

- Yeah yeah, 5,000.

Yeah, it's the only

way to go.

- $5,000 is a lot of money.

- Yes, I know,

but it's the only

possibility right now.

How do you not have tickets?

There are people waiting in line.

What are all these people doing?

Yeah, the people are

just waiting to go through the land.

What do you mean,

by land?

These people are going

through the infected zone.

As you can see there,

the infected zone is very risky.

If you've got the money,

you go by ferry.

If you don't have

the money,

you take the risk.

Oh, no no no.

She doesn't need to go through the zone.

I want to put her

on the ferry, all right?

She's American.

She has a passport, yeah?

Oh, that makes

a difference.

- That's me.

- Look at that picture.

- It's pretty, beautiful.

- Thanks.

- $2,000.

- No, that will be $5,000.

It's the only option

you've got.

Tomorrow at 7:
00 you take it

or you go with them.

- I'll give you $3,000.

- No, no way.

It's $5,000.

It's $5,000,

but you're safe.

All right.

- It's a pleasure.

- A pleasure.

- Thank you.

- See you tomorrow.

Don't you go spending

that all in one place.

- Okay, I feel very happy about that.

- Mm-hmm.

What a joke.

If he owns the hotels

here too, we're f***ed.

I could have a shower.

A shower?

Yeah, well,

I have to say

thanks to you I'm stuck

by the zone tonight.

So if I don't get any award-winning

photographs here,

then I'm gonna make you get me

five shots of tequila...

five shots.

It's the only way to go.

Are you kidding?

Nope, it's the safest way...

five shots of tequila.

Eh, I'll pay you two.

No, the price is five.

Okay, three.

That's my final offer.

Looks like they gave you

the honeymoon suite.

I bet my room's a shithole.

So?

Mind if I grab

a glass of water

while my room's

getting ready?

Okay.

...all around the western perimeter

and seem to be massing

for an assault.

In 11 different locations attacked,

three of them as we speak...

All right.

Ice cold water.

Whoa, that is really cold.

I stink.

I really need a bath.

That's what I need.

Want me to scrub

your back?

Shut up.

...especially when the migration

is driven

by seasonal change.

Scientists say that more than 100 migrate

at this time of year.

Whatever you call them,

their population is expanding.

Well, should we go grab a cocktail?

It's gonna be dark,

so we should...

Yeah, but look.

It's fine.

This town isn't gonna get hit

for another two days.

But isn't that kind of

like the weatherman

who says it's not gonna rain,

and then all of a sudden it rains?

The meteorologist?

There was this guy

that lived next door to me

when I was attempting to go to college...

- a big stoner.

- Mm-hmm?

His name was Joel.

I was like, "Joel,

what are you doing?"

He's like, "Well, I'm working

to be a meteorologist,

'cause it's the only job that I can be wrong

every day and not get fired."

Joel... he had a wife,

and you could just

tell that she was gonna leave him.

You know those couples

you look at

that are just destined

for failure?

On Monday we told you about the efforts

to shore up security

at the nation's ports.

And the government says

great strides have been made,

but critics contend

that crossings in and out

of the infected zone

are potentially very porous.

In other news today,

the government issued

a 400-page report

examining just what happened

to the crashed space probe

nearly six years ago.

While all scientists now agree...

Hi, Mommy and Daddy aren't in,

so leave a message.

Hey, buddy,

it's... it's me.

I just wanted to call and wish you

a happy birthday.

I'm not gonna be able

to call you tomorrow.

So happy birthday, bud.

And I promise I'll call you

in a couple of weeks

when I land somewhere.

Okay.

Who was that?

That was reception.

They just said my room was ready.

Oh, that's good.

That means

you can get out now

so I can put my dirty

clothes back on.

I was just gonna

lay here for...

All right.

So meet outside

in like half an hour?

Thanks.

Dos. All right here.

We gotta do it right

if we're gonna do it.

Muchas gracias.

Oh my God,

that's really good.

Aqu venden tequila?

Ah, s s s.

Fill that up.

S s.

Muy bien.

Whoa, what are those?

Sold.

Oh yeah!

The vibe just changed.

Look at all these people.

How are you feeling?

Okay.

You want

to get out of here?

So what are you gonna

do tomorrow?

I'm gonna go home,

see my fianc,

get married

and live happily ever after.

You're gonna have

a lot more fun tomorrow than I'm having.

When are you guys

getting married?

I don't know.

We haven't set a date.

Oh.

- We're celebrating here.

- Cheers.

Cheers.

Give back our homes.

Stop the bombing.

Give back our homes.

Paren el bombardeo.

Devulvanos nuestras casas.

Stop the bombing.

Give back our homes.

You know, dolphins can

only hold their breath for, like, 12 minutes.

So the question is

is when they sleep, do they swim

or do they just

stay kaput and float?

Have you ever...

did you know that?

Did I know what?

That dolphins can only hold their breath

for, like, 12 minutes.

No.

They're mammals.

Does that mean

they have belly buttons?

You know,

they... they do have belly buttons.

You're a marine biologist,

aren't you?

That's what you do.

You look like

a marine biologist.

"Biologist"...

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Gareth Edwards

Sir Gareth Owen Edwards, CBE (born 12 July 1947) is a Welsh former rugby union player who played scrum-half and has been described by the BBC as "arguably the greatest player ever to don a Welsh jersey".In 2003, in a poll of international rugby players conducted by Rugby World magazine, Edwards was declared the greatest player of all time. In 2007, former England captain Will Carling published his list of the '50 Greatest Rugby players' in The Daily Telegraph, and ranked Edwards the greatest player ever, stating; "He was a supreme athlete with supreme skills, the complete package. He played in the 1970s, but, if he played now, he would still be the best. He was outstanding at running, passing, kicking and reading the game. He sits astride the whole of rugby as the ultimate athlete on the pitch".Edwards was prominent in the Welsh national team that was to the fore in European rugby in the '60s and '70s. He is one of a small group of Welsh players to have won three Grand Slams including Ryan Jones, Adam Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Gerald Davies and J. P. R. Williams.In the 2007 New Year Honours, Edwards became a CBE for services to sport. He was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 2015, for services to sport and for charitable services. more…

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