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Synopsis: Alton Meyer is a boy unlike any other in the world with bizarrely powerful abilities and strange weaknesses. In the middle of the night, his father, Roy, spirits him away from the isolated cult that practically worships him and is determined to regain him at all costs. At the same time, Alton's abilities have been noticed by the US government as well and they are equally insistent on getting to the bottom of this mystery with Paul Sevier of the National Security Agency leading the Federal pursuit with his own questions. These rival hunts force father and son into a desperate run towards a looming date with destiny that could change everything.
Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Jeff Nichols
Production: Warner Bros. Pictures
  3 wins & 14 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.6
Metacritic:
76
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
PG-13
Year:
2016
112 min
$3,324,164
Website
1,227 Views


What happened to

your head, Elden?

Roy will get him here.

If hes not dead.

Im sorry.

Roy wont let that happen.

Yeah, I hope not.

He believes in

something, you don't.

It doesnt matter.

Good people die every day believing.

Thanks.

Roy spent two years watching

another man raise our son.

He did what I couldnt.

Hell do anything

to get him here.

Get some rest.

Nobody is coming

with the sun up.

Dad?

Its okay.

Its still daylight.

Jesus.

He looks...

He has something to tell you.

You look wonderful.

Its still a daylight.

Yeah.

No goggles.

Lucas. Want to sit down?

I saw the sunrise this morning.

I think I know what I am now.

There is...

There's a world...

...built on top of ours.

People live there.

I think theyre like me.

We saw it.

Theyre like you?

Yes. I think so.

I understand.

Lucas?

I believe you.

Good.

- You alright in there?

- Yeah.

Roy.

I need to talk to you.

Okay.

Its about tomorrow.

The world you saw.

It didnt last very long.

Seconds.

And then he got better.

Yeah.

What are you asking?

What if Alton doesnt

belong with us?

We need to consider that.

Come tomorrow,

he may be gone.

Im out.

So you've never seen a sunrise.

- No.

- You like it?

What color was it?

Red...

Orange.

Okay.

You just walked out...

Alton!

No!

No!

No!

No! No!

Alton!

No!

No. No. Please.

No! Stop! Stop!

Im sorry, Roy.

I didnt see them coming.

Back in the row, guys.

Hey! A**hole! Back

in the row, now!

Roy!

FBI.

CIA.

Homeland Security. Someone has him.

Someone knows where he is.

The FBI have field offices.

- We start there...

- We wont find him.

Hes gone.

The only thing Ive ever

believed in was Alton.

And I failed.

Hello, Alton, my name

is Sharon Davison.

Im a childhood

development counselor.

I consult with the Federal

Bureau of Investigation,

but I am not in law enforcement.

I need to ask you

some questions, okay?

There was a crash at a gas station

you were at. Do you remember that?

Who is been with you

the last few days?

Have you been with your father?

Im sorry? I didnt hear that.

Paul.

Who is that?

I want to talk to Paul Sevier.

- My name is...

- Paul Sevier.

Lead Operations Analyst.

They just gave me that title.

Who is this guy?

He's NSA.

The place that you and your

father were trying to get to,

whats the significance

of that location?

Ill only speak with him.

Okay. Everybody out.

Just get the information.

Okay. So where do we start?

Thats impressive.

You know, I have to say, Ive really

been looking forward to meeting you.

I think you're a weapon.

I'm not.

In the ranch thinks

you are their saver.

I'm not any of those things.

I belong in another world.

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Jeff Nichols

Jeff Nichols is an American film director and screenwriter from Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Nichols has directed Shotgun Stories, Take Shelter, Mud and Midnight Special. more…

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Submitted on August 05, 2018

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