Are the unusual numbers of disappearances in an Alaskan backwater really the result of alien abduction? In writer/director Olatunde Osunsanmi's sluggish hoax UFO thriller, psychiatrist Abigail Tyler (Milla Jovovich) sets out to prove that it is, by delving into the subconscious of her patients using hypnosis. Supposedly based on true events, the film has a strange structure, in which re-enactments featuring an increasingly pensive Jovovich are shown in split screen alongside a lengthy interview with the "real" Tyler. But the more Osunsanmi tries to convince the audience that this tale is all true, the more fake it feels. If you are a fan of the Blair Witch orParanormal Activity take on authenticity, then this may be a chilling experience. Otherwise this risible and boring tale containing no aliens, an off-screen abduction and unsatisfying blurred imagery should be considered a mere close encounter of the cheating kind.

Since the 1960s, a disproportionate number of the population in and around Nome, Alaska, have gone missing. Despite FBI investigations, the disappearances remain a mystery. Dr. Abigail Tyler, a psychologist, may be on the verge of blowing the unsolved cases wide open when, during the course of treating her patients, she finds evidence of alien abductions.