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Watch the Skies

Watch the Skies

6,1 /10 (151 Votes)
2022 SV 116 min

Overview

When a fostered teenage rebel suspects that her father is not dead but in fact kidnapped by UFOs, she takes help from a UFO association to discover the truth. Together, they embark on a risky adventure that takes them far beyond the laws borders and into a world filled with unidentified flying expeditions, conspiracies and inexplicable phenomena.

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Release date

25/12/2022

Votes

151

Popularity

3.3

To believe is one thing. To know is something completely different.

Status

Released

Original title

UFO Sweden

Language

SV

Runtime

116 min

Budget

$5,000,000

Revenue

$69,618

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Brent Marchant

2025-05-11

⭐ 7

Movies about aliens are nothing particularly new, but this little-known Swedish production could be a game changer in several regards. Writer-director Victor Danell’s 2022 action-adventure sci-fi offering (originally titled “UFO Sweden”) tells the story of a rebellious teen (Inez Dahl Torhaug) who believes that her mysteriously disappeared father (Oscar Töringe), an ardent UFO researcher and leader of a cult-like group of eccentric investigators, is not dead but was, in fact, abducted by aliens, a claim she’s determined to prove. Armed with her dad’s research and aided by his band of onetime c…

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The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy

The Fixate & Binge Podcast, w/ Joe Curdy

2026-07-29

⭐ 7

Maybe my ear isn't actually that close to the ground when it comes to some hidden gems because Sweden's **WATCH THE SKIES** is a surprisingly enjoyable story about ufologists, belief, and how important it is to be a part of a community.-- and I haven't heard much buzz about it anywhere. Sometimes out of boredom I will mentally employ the tombola technique and randomly select films for viewing that glide by during streaming scrolls. What grabbed my attention almost immediately was the relief that the actors seemed to have shot all their scenes in English, albeit with regional Swedish acce…

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