The Vast of Night (2019)

Directed by

Andrew Patterson

Genre

thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 31m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 1,193 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1950s New Mexico, a switchboard operator and a radio DJ pick up a strange signal. They try to figure out what it is and where it comes from.

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What happens

The Vast of Night is a 2019 American science fiction mystery film directed by Andrew Patterson. It was co-produced and written by Patterson (under the pseudonym James Montague) and Craig W. Sanger. The story takes place in 1950s New Mexico and is loosely based on the Kecksburg UFO incident and Foss Lake disappearances. The film follows young switchboard operator Fay Crocker (Sierra McCormick) and radio disc jockey Everett Sloan (Jake Horowitz) as they discover a mysterious audio frequency of unknown origin. The Vast of Night premiered at the Slamdance Film Festival in January 2019. Amazon Studios acquired the distribution rights and released it on May 29, 2020 in drive-in theaters in the United States and via video-on-demand on Amazon Prime Video. Critics praised the direction, cinematography, historical authenticity, as well as the performances of McCormick and Horowitz. At the 1st Critics' Choice Super Awards in 2021, the film received three nominations and several other accolades. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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