1969 · drama · sci-fi · surreal
Invasion
Directed by Hugo Santiago2h 3m1969
Hearing the summons from an elderly man, a volunteer troop of middle-aged men gather to defend their country from dark foreign invaders.
Our read: Invasion (1969) reads as a sombre, measured, surreal drama · sci-fi · surreal entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Sombre, measured, measured drama / sci-fi, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- sombre
- measured
- surreal
- signature
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