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Hostile aliens, spaceships and apocalyptic visions abound: This year's Berlinale retrospective looks at the science fiction film through history. Classics with powerful imagery, born of a deep-seated fear of invaders.More Berlinale reports: http://www.dw.com/search/en?languageC...

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