Code 8 (2016)

Directed by

Jeff Chan

Genre

dystopian film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

Rated

18

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 220 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a future where 4% of people are born with special powers, most are poor and turn to crime. The police have become heavily militarized to control them.

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What happens

Code 8 is a 2016 American-Canadian short science fiction action film directed by Jeff Chan, co-written by Chan and Chris Paré. Starring Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell and Sung Kang, the film was expanded into a feature-length project, also titled Code 8. The film is a futuristic vision taking place in a world where 4% of the population are born with some type of superhuman ability. Instead of being billionaire superheroes, most "specials" live in poverty and resort to crime, forcing the police to become more militarized. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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