Shortwave Page #4

Synopsis: Josh and Isabel Harris, after suffering the loss of their only child, relocate to a secluded hillside research facility with the hopes of repairing their broken family. After years of trying, Josh and his research partner, Thomas, have a breakthrough involving a cryptic shortwave radio signal and its universal origins. Something within the signal resonates with Isabel and she begins experiencing seeming hallucinations and visions of distant memories. Upon further investigation into the phenomenon, the scientists fear for Isabel's health while Isabel fears the signal has attracted something sinister to their new home.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Production: Vega Baby & Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
  11 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.7
R
Year:
2016
85 min
Website
18 Views


Okay. Okay. Okay.

Okay, okay.

Full systems lockdown...

- Okay...

- ...Operational.

They're locked.

You're safe.

Babe, you're safe.

Nothing's gonna hurt you.

Just give me your hand.

They're here.

They'll...

Go. Go.

No, no.

I can't help you.

No. No, no, no.

I can't help you.

Please. Oh, no.

-Babe.

-I can't move.

No, no, no.

--What's going on?

Come on. Babe, I can't--

I can't move.

-Babe.

- Babe!

Oh, my god.

Don't let me...

No, no, no, no.

No. No, no, no.

No. No, no, please.

Please.

Baby.

No!

Access denied.

Access denied.

Babe. Babe.

Hey, listen to me.

Listen. What is...? What is...?

Do you remember

the password?

Access denied.

Please enter password.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no.

Hey, Josh. No.

Hey, babe. No.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, no.

No, no, no.

No.

No. No.

Babe, will you...

No, no. Josh. Josh.

No, don't leave.

No. No, no, no.

No. No. Hey, hey.

No. No. No.

Baby?

You see, I firmly

believe that in life,

we develop

these connections,

and the best way to spend

that lifetime...

Is enjoying those connections.

So, for all these reasons, I...

I never want to miss

a connection with you.

No, no, no.

Somewhere along the way,

make the world a better place.

Access denied.

Please enter password.

Access denied.

Please enter password.

Access denied.

Please enter password.

Access denied.

Please enter password.

Access denied.

Access denied.

Access denied.

Access denied.

System reset.

Maybe, it's all

about that, you know?

Something out there

is trying to help us,

is pointing us

to the right direction.

We... we could... get her back.

Josh?

Hello!

Is anyone home?

Thomas asked me

to leave this.

If you'd like

to make a call,

please hang up,

and try your call again.

If you need help, hang up,

and then dial your operator.

If you'd like to make a call,

please hang up,

and try your call again.

If you need help, hang up,

and then dial your operator.

If you'd like to make a call,

please hang up,

and try your call again.

If you need help, hang up,

and then dial your operator.

Josh? Hello.

Isabel?

Jane?

Is anyone here?

You were wrong.

--Where the hell's my wife?

Put your

f***ing hands up!

It was wrong

the whole time.

What?

The signal...

--It's coming from here...

From this house.

It's inside of me.

Thomas, you...

You let them inside of me.

Sh*t.

Where the hell

is Jane?

Isabel!

Isabel!

I.D. Confirmed.

Welcome, Thomas.

Isabel.

What the f***

are you doing?

Put it down.

Kick it to me.

Okay, okay.

Just let her go.

Take me.

Please just let her go.

She has nothing

to do with this.

You knew

they would prey off of me

because I want

my daughter back.

-No.

-You're lying!

No, no, wait!

Stop, stop, stop!

Okay, okay.

All right.

All right.

We knew.

Marconi knew.

We'd never seen someone

who was searching

for something

so desperately.

Who are they?

We don't know.

Stay there.

The question was how

to bring them

to our plane of existence.

They can only exist here

for moments at a time.

We'd never seen anything

like this before.

It was

off the f***ing map.

Before?

How many were there?

Two.

We used that guilt

about your daughter against you.

That fear, that heightened

sense of awareness,

that's what makes you

susceptible to them.

We figured that

under the circumstance,

that you would let them in

if you knew you had a chance

to see her again.

Shut up!

I can help you.

We can take you in.

We can remove it

from you.

These are people's lives.

You killed Josh.

And now,

you're killing me.

You can't let it out

of this house, Isabel.

I'm leaving this house,

Thomas.

You would have done it

already if you knew

it was possible.

I know,

'cause I put it there.

You put what where?

I put a microchip

in the back of your neck.

It's like

a giant electric fence.

You honestly think

it's a coincidence

that this house

is in the middle of nowhere?

It's containment.

Thomas, help me!

Shut up!

No. I'm so sorry.

I'm sorry.

I never meant for any

of this to happen.

Please.

It's too late.

Oh, f***.

--Please let me help you.

You have

to f***ing believe me.

They're already here.

Please

don't make me.

Jane!

Jane, I'm so sorry.

No. No. No.

Ah, you f***ing b*tch.

Ah, for Christ's...

Window malfunction.

- F***!

- Please, reset.

Open

the goddamn window!

- Please, I'm begging you.

I'll do anything.

Okay. Please. I'll take

you to your daughter.

What did you say?

Your daughter. Please.

I'm sorry. I'll take you there.

She's fine.

- Why...

- Listen.

You have my daughter? Why...

Listen, Isabel,

you have to come

with me right now

before they come back.

I can help you.

Where is she?!

It's okay.

She's at a research facility

in the city.

Just come with me.

We can help you.

You can be

with her again.

No.

I don't want that.

What do you want?

I don't want that.

What the f***

do you want?!

We want...

To be left...

Alone!

Just to give hope

to the future generations,

you know?

It's... yeah. I told you.

It's so stupid, I know.

I know. It's just it...

No. No, no, no.

It's not stupid at all.

I do, too.

I... I want to answer

all the questions

that everyone else

is asking and...

Somewhere along the way,

make the world a better place.

If I can pull it off,

which is technically impo...

Anyways, a toast.

Okay. A toast.

To changing the world.

To changing the world.

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