

Alien Island
2023-06-03 · 87 min · ★ 5.0
Chile, 1984. As a wave of UFO sightings — and a military dictatorship — sweep the country, a group of short-wave radio operators receive mysterious communications from a nearby island. Through the crackling voices, they learn that a highly developed extraterrestrial race has taken residence on Friendship Island and is offering the listeners the promise of a better world.
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- Directors
- Cristóbal Valenzuela Berríos, Cristóbal Valenzuela
- Production companies
- Glaciar Films, TICO Film Company
- Countries
- Chile, Italy
- Status
- Released
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