They Live (1988)
John Carpenter
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Date
- / Cancelled / Sold out
Location
Studio Centro de Arte Moderna GulbenkianJohn Nada, an unemployed man looking for work, finds special sunglasses that allow him to recognize people’s true identities. The glasses reveal to him the aliens who have invaded the world and are occupying countless positions of power in society.
Masquerading as humans, they keep the citizens hypnotized and manipulated through the mass media. From that moment on, John Nada will have to open the eyes of the other humans so that, together, they can fight the invasion.
All the President’s Men
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Credits
Director
John Carpenter
Duration
94 minutes
Genre
Sci-fi
Elenco
Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster
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