

First Contact
2016-09-16 · 95 min · ★ 7.6
After a close encounter with a UFO, a man becomes a trance channel for an extraterrestrial entity, which leads to a deeper investigation on the nature of reality and mankind's place in the cosmos.
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- Directors
- Darryl Anka
- Production companies
- Zia Films, Bashar Communications
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- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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James WoodsNarrator
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