Captive State

Captive State

10 years ago, they took our planet. Today, we take it back!

PG-13 2019 · 110 min · ★ 5.7 (1K) · Science Fiction, Thriller, Adventure

Nearly a decade after occupation by an extraterrestrial force, the lives of a Chicago neighborhood on both sides of the conflict are explored. In a working-class Chicago neighborhood occupied by an alien force for nine years, increased surveillance and the restriction of civil rights have given rise to an authoritarian system -- and dissent among the populace.

Directed by Rupert Wyatt · Written by Erica Beeney

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