Co-written and directed by Rupert Wyatt, Captive State is a science fiction story in a Chicago neighborhood. After being occupied by an extra-terrestrial force for nearly a decade, the story explores the lives of those caught in a conflict between the collaborators and dissidents.

Wyatt’s directing credits include The Gambler, The Escapist, and Rise of the Planet of the Apes—the movie stars John Goodman, Vera Farmiga, and Machine Gun Kelly.

The latest trailer shows more of the story, but still, it is hard to tell what is going on in the movie. Sure, some aliens are ruling Earth. It is hard to tell who the good guys and bad guys are. Goodman seems to be a bad guy, but there are shots of him appearing to be fighting the aliens.