Elite commandos become jungle prey for an extraterrestrial hunter in a tense, gritty fight for survival.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
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Of what we could confirm, nothing runs past an R: brutal violence and some strong language.
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A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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