From Above

Screenplay Type
Logline or Premise
A letter with an address draws a weary traveler to Colombia in search of his past, where he becomes caught between a ruthless street gang, a mysterious backpacker, and an alien invasion.
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A letter bearing a handwritten address draws Gringo to Bogotá, Colombia, in search of answers tied to his past. But unprepared for the city’s dangers—and struggling with his own inner turmoil—his trusting nature quickly leads him into trouble when he is kidnapped by a ruthless local gang.

As hope of escape begins to fade, catastrophe strikes: comet-like fireballs rain across the city, unleashing a mysterious extraterrestrial force that throws Bogotá into chaos. With society collapsing around them, captors and captive are forced into an uneasy alliance—not only to survive, but to fight back against a threat far beyond their understanding.

Along the way, Gringo crosses paths with Jenny, a free-spirited backpacker whose mysterious motives and reckless charm challenge his worldview and force him to confront the consequences of his own choices. As the alien invasion spreads, long-buried tensions emerge, echoing the scars of Colombia’s violent past and testing each character’s instinct for survival.

In the final stretch, the group encounters a daydreaming teenager obsessed with superheroes, who is suddenly forced to confront the brutal realities of the world around him. As similar attacks erupt across the globe, the unlikely survivors are drawn into direct conflict with the invaders, where survival—not victory—becomes their only hope, and the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.

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