A mysterious patient claims alien origins, making his psychiatrist question reality and sanity.
Suspenseful and cerebral. A late-night trip at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on YouTube (free).
No sex or nudity and mild language, about what a PG-13 should carry.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
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Prot is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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