The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
“ We thought the Earth was ours. We were wrong. ”
CINEMA2008-12-10
DIGITAL2008-12-10
RegionCA / US
Runtime104 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Storyline
A representative of an alien race that went through drastic evolution to survive its own climate change, Klaatu comes to Earth to assess whether humanity can prevent the environmental damage they have inflicted on their own planet. When barred from speaking to the United Nations, he decides humankind shall be exterminated so the planet can survive.
DIRECTOR / Director
Scott DerricksonCast & Crew
KEYWORDS
spacecraftgovernmentpanicextraterrestrial technologyultimatumevacuationtankalienremakeufoend of the worldsocial commentarygiant robotpower outageinterrogationenvironmentalismthreatalien contactmessengernanobotsdisintegration
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