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No-one believed Luis’s dad when he said he’d been attacked by an alien. And growing up with an obsessed Ufologist for a father hasn’t been easy for 12-year-old Luis, either. But then three crazy aliens crash their ship right in front of Luis, and finally, he’s got the proof his dad needs to show the world he’s not crazy. The problem is, if Luis tells his dad, he’ll blast the aliens with his homemade ‘shockfrost’ gun – but if he doesn’t, Luis risks being sent away to boarding school.Can Luis save the day? Perhaps three wacky aliens and a little bit of space could be just the thing to bring everyone closer together. (synopsis via Hey U Guys)
What’s it like not to be believed?
Not that great but for most of is not a reputation-breaking ordeal; for Luis’s dad it’s a BIG DEAL and so when Luis actually meets some aliens, sweet, goofy funny aliens who look like they’ll make the film, he has quite the decision to make.
OK so it doesn’t appear to be Pixar-level emotionally-resonant nor existentially-insightful but as a fun romp through an hilarious premise, it looks like it has enough going for it to entertain the kiddies and keep the adults tittering along too.
A German production by Christoph Lauenstein and Wolfgang Lauenstein, Luis and the Aliens promises a fresh new animation experience with its trailer rather happily released for World UFO Day.
Luis and the Aliens opens 24 August in UK and 30 August on Australia.