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RUNTIME
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Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
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Rakka
2017 0h 22m EN
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7.0
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★7.0TMDB · 360
ActionScience FictionHorrorWar
Synopsis
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A story of broken humanity following the invasion of a technologically superior alien species. Bleak, harrowing, and unrelenting, the humans must find enough courage to go on fighting.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Sigourney Weaver
Jasper
Eugene Khumbanyiwa
Amir
Robert Hobbs
Carl
Carly Pope
Sarah
Brandon Auret
Nosh
Michael Huff
Politician
Jay Anstey
Woman Bomber
Alec Gillis
Militia #1
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Neill Blomkamp
- Writers
- Neill Blomkamp, Thomas Sweterlitsch
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Canada
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ERA
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Released 9 years ago.
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RUNTIME
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Part of the "Oats Studios Shorts Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Neill Blomkamp, shot by Mannie Ferreira. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Neil Meiklejohn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Sigourney Weaver and Eugene Khumbanyiwa and Robert Hobbs carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6990734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Neill Blomkamp directs. Mannie Ferreira behind the camera. Lorne Balfe scores. Neil Meiklejohn cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 2Released 9 years ago.
- 3Part of the "Oats Studios Shorts Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 4Directed by Neill Blomkamp, shot by Mannie Ferreira. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Lorne Balfe. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Neil Meiklejohn shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Sigourney Weaver and Eugene Khumbanyiwa and Robert Hobbs carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt6990734 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mannie Ferreira
- Original score
- Lorne Balfe
- Editing
- Neil Meiklejohn
- Production design
- Richard Simpson
- Costume design
- Lindsey Eyre
- Makeup / hair
- Madelein Krugell
- Stunt coordinator
- Kerry Gregg
- Runtime
- 22 min · 0h 22m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- IMDB
- Rakka (2017)
Part of
Oats Studios Shorts Collection
Collection of shorts made by the Oats Studios.
Also by
Neill Blomkamp
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Community reviews
What people are saying
- Gruffly4449★ 7/10
Spoilers Neill Blomkamp created a world that feels about as hopeless as I've ever seen in a movie. I often find films where a much weaker force wins against a stronger force to be difficult to take seriously, so the bleakness of humanity's situation in Rakka was fairly refreshing. I wish we learned more who the saviors at the end of part 1 were. To my knowledge they are mentioned and then the point is forgotten, instead focusing on Amir's precognitive abilities. The special effects were very good, which accentuated all of the disgusting things that the Klum do to humans in the movie. Rakka is aesthetically very well done and I certainly won't be forgetting it anytime soon.
Production companies
Who made it
Oats Studios
CA
Key crew
- EditorNeil Meiklejohn
- Executive ProducerMike Blomkamp
- Production ManagerSynnöve Godeseth
- Second Assistant DirectorSteynie LeGrange
- Second Assistant DirectorJoshua Jeppe
- Post Production SupervisorVictoria Burkhart
- Production ManagerDaphne Jefferis
- VFX SupervisorChris Harvey
- Production CoordinatorClare McShane
- Post Production SupervisorGary Lam
- First Assistant DirectorGabriel Williams
- ProducerSteven St. Arnaud
- VFX Production CoordinatorGeoff Anderson
- StuntsKerry Gregg
- Art DirectionBobby Cardoso
- Costume DesignLindsey Eyre
- EditorJulian Clarke
- EditorTony Dean Smith
- Stunt CoordinatorKerry Gregg
- Casting DirectorKris Woznesensky
- Production DesignRichard Simpson
- Casting DirectorGabriella Cirillo
- Casting DirectorKara Eide
- Hair Department HeadMadelein Krugell
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- dystopia
- alien
- alien contact
- evil alien
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Digital2017-06-14· Steam, YouTube
- Digital2021-10-01· Netflix
Also known as
International titles
- Oats Studios - Volume 1 - RakkaUS
- 燕麦工作室第一卷：拉卡CN
- Оатс (Часть 1) РаккаRU
