When a factory accident leaves him five days to live, a paroled thief bolts on an exoskeleton to reach the orbital station that cures anything.

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When a factory accident leaves him five days to live, a paroled thief bolts on an exoskeleton and hijacks a rich man’s brain for a smuggler’s ride to the orbital station that cures anything; but when the stolen data proves to be the code that rewrites citizenship, he fights toward the core with hours left.

Film: Elysium · Writer(s): Neill Blomkamp · Director: Neill Blomkamp · Year: 2013