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Alive in Joburg

Jan 01, 2005 | IMDB 6.7

6 min Watch Now

Science Fiction

A documentary-style short film about the arrival of an alien spaceship over Johannesburg, South Africa.

Casts
Dawie Ackermann, Jason Cope, Sharlto Copley, Braam Greyling, Godfrey Seome, Sweetness Hlomza, Patrick Hlomza, Bennet Mogobithla, Zakiel Mogobithla, Jess Newing

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