Alien Siege

Alien Siege

Year: 2005

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Robert Stadd

A scientist fights to save his daughter when she is chosen as one of the eight million human beings who are kept hostage by an alien species in order to save their planet.

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1

Kulku demand and global lottery begins

The Kulku threaten to harvest eight million humans to cure their virus. To meet the demand, nations release prisoners while the United States holds a lottery to pick eight million people, including Heather.

Earth
2

Heather is selected

Heather is announced as one of the eight million chosen for the lottery. Dr. Stephen Chase tries to intervene as the crisis escalates.

Earth
3

Chase joins resistance and designs weapon

Dr. Chase joins the human resistance to fight the Kulku. He also designs a weapon that could potentially turn the tide of the war.

Earth (Resistance base)
4

Heather captured and taken to mothership

The resistance makes some progress with Chase's weapon, but Heather is captured by the Kulku. She is taken aboard the Kulku mothership in orbit for the cure test.

Kulku mothership
5

Jal schemes to return Heather and destroy Earth

Jal, the Kulku ambassador, plans to send Heather to Kulku to complete the exchange. He also intends to destroy Earth with the Raeg weapon to ensure her travel remains possible.

Kulku mothership (orbit)
6

Earth's resistance gains an ally

Major General Skylar's U.S. Army forces join the resistance and bring critical firepower. Together they coordinate operations to stop the Kulku and protect Heather.

Earth
7

Observatory plan for final strike

The resistance repurposes a telescope from an observatory into a modified weapon based on Chase's design. They plan to fire on the Raeg to prevent Earth’s destruction.

Observatory
8

Kor learns of the resistance plans

A traitor reveals the resistance plans to Kor, a Kulku who is sympathetic to humanity but refuses to sacrifice his own race. Kor is reluctant to abandon his people and seeks a solution that preserves both sides.

Earth/Observatory
9

Kor leads strike against the observatory

Kor lands a strike team at the observatory to halt the resistance's preparations. The confrontation raises the stakes as humans and Kulku clash.

Observatory
10

Chase returns Heather to safety

Chase boards Kor's ship and forces him to fly toward the Kulku mothership to rescue Heather. This daring move sets up the next rescue and confrontation.

Kulku mothership
11

Confrontation on the Kulku mothership

Chase frees Heather, and Jal fights back, slaughtering some Kulku. Heather's distraction gives Chase the opening to kill Jal.

Kulku mothership
12

Kor's last act and Heather's revenge

In the climactic moment, Kor is dying but attempts to detonate the Raeg to save his own race. Heather confronts him and finishes him off in revenge for Earth’s suffering.

Kulku mothership
13

Observatory final battle and Raeg destroyed

At the observatory, Blair and Skylar's forces neutralize the remaining Kulku threats. The weapon is fired, destroying the Raeg at the last moment.

Observatory
14

Chase and Heather return to Earth

Chase pilots a Kulku shuttle back to the observatory and reunites with Blair and Skylar. Heather joins them as the situation stabilizes and they await the aftermath.

Observatory/Earth
15

Aftermath and casualty tally

A news broadcast reveals that nearly eight million people died during the invasion. The world begins to recover as the Kulku presumably die out on their homeworld.

Earth

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