Shortwave (2016)

Director
Ryan Gregory Phillips

Main cast
Cristobal Tapia Montt; Kyle Davis; Nina Senicar; Mick Ignis

Genres
Thriller, Sci-Fi

Description
A modern and unrelentingly tense psychological thriller based on a theory of the origins of shortwave radio frequencies, Shortwave is an unnerving reminder that some stones are best left unturned.


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