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Moment of Contact

  • 2022
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 48m
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7.1/10
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Moment of Contact (2022)
Is an exploration of extraterrestrial encounters centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing a UFO crash and one or more strange creatures.
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Is an exploration of extraterrestrial encounters centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing a UFO crash and one or more strange creatures.Is an exploration of extraterrestrial encounters centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing a UFO crash and one or more strange creatures.Is an exploration of extraterrestrial encounters centered on a series of events in 1996 when citizens of Varginha, Brazil, reported seeing a UFO crash and one or more strange creatures.

  • Director
    • James Fox
  • Stars
    • James Fox
    • Marco Aurelio Leal
    • Cinthya Covo Leão
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    2.6K
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    • Director
      • James Fox
    • Stars
      • James Fox
      • Marco Aurelio Leal
      • Cinthya Covo Leão
    • 41User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    James Fox
    James Fox
    • Self - Director…
    Marco Aurelio Leal
    • Self - Brazilian Researcher
    Cinthya Covo Leão
    • Self - Psychologist
    Humberto Leão
    • Self - Military Police, São Paulo
    • (as Col. Humberto Leão)
    Fernanda Pires
    Fernanda Pires
    • Self - Field Translator
    Vérdi Lúcio Melo
    • Self - Mayor, Varginha
    Oralina de Freitas
    • Self - Castilho Farm UFO Witness
    Eurico de Freitas
    • Self - Castilho Farm UFO Witness
    Carlos de Souza
    • Self - Witnessed a UFO Crash
    Nyei Nadeia
    • Self - Reporter, TV Princesa
    Liliane Silva
    • Self - Witnessed the Varginha Creature
    Valquíria Silva
    • Self - Witnessed the Varginha Creature
    Kátia Xavier
    • Self - Witnessed the Varginha Creature
    Luíza Silva
    • Self - Mother of Liliane and Valquíria
    Marco Antônio Petit
    • Self - Brazilian Researcher
    Cesário Lincoln Furtado
    • Self - Doctor Who Tended to Marco Chereze
    Marta Tavares
    • Self - Sister of Marco Chereze
    Jose Manuel Fernandez
    • Self - Brazilian Air Force Traffic Controller
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      • James Fox
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    9pelops1

    I'm now a believer!

    I've always been sceptical about aliens visiting earth, or that the evidence of their visits has been concealed by our governments, although I have remained open to the possibility that my belief may be wrong.

    Having watched this documentary, I can honestly say I've changed my opinion.

    There are too many independent witnesses, giving very similar descriptions of the events surrounding this encounter, for it to be idly dismissed. All of them convincing and many of whom held key, or professional positions at the time. This cannot be coincidence and you have to base your beliefs on the evidence presented, even if that means changing your opinion.

    This documentary has convinced me enough to make that change . I'm now a believer!
    wilsondsl

    What a let down.

    Man, this was disappointing. I thought at least they would have tracked down some real videos, photographs at least documents by now. But nope, nothing new. And there are so many more cases in Brazil and South America in general that they should have at least mentioned. And some of the best stuff is buried in the ending credits, why? The biggest miss of all was not talking to diplomats and looking for some retired american military who would have been stationed there at the time. Even a clerk at the embassy would have been interesting to see the body language. This case is totally legit and needs some real investigation with new data not some emotional interpretation. They could have drawn parallels with the Mage case of just a few years ago where there was also extraordinary military movement and American presence.
    7brentsbulletinboard

    Not Especially Revelatory But Well Put Together

    Stories of UFOs, ETs and the government coverups associated with them have become commonplace in today's culture, in everything from specialty cable TV series to Coast to Coast AM radio to episodes of The X-Files, with narratives that are all remarkably and consistently similar. And now director James Fox's new documentary has added its voice to this growing chorus of material on the subject, exploring the alleged 1996 crash of a UFO in Varginha, Brazil and the supposed escape of two extraterrestrial beings in the wake of that incident. Those already familiar with stories like this may not find this one especially revelatory, but those new to this subject matter are likely to see it as a well-organized, thoroughly explained accounting of an event that has become all too common over the past half century, especially in Brazil, a hotbed for this kind of activity. What's perhaps most impressive about this offering is the tremendous corroboration that the filmmaker and his team of investigators have amassed from an array of sources, including firsthand witnesses, military officials, medical professionals and first responders, along with the commentary of noted ufologists. Admittedly, there are a few sequences on which the presentation of the material becomes needlessly repetitive and could stand some judicious editing, and Fox's on-camera enthusiasm, though understandable, could still stand to be toned down a few notches. Nevertheless, the director has put together a production that comes across as highly credible and eminently convincing, telling a story that the world truly deserves to hear more about, especially from the official sources that have deliberately sought to quash it. After years of mounting anecdotal evidence and sustained conditioning worldwide, humanity is ready for the truth - and it's high time we heard it.
    7leilaesxx

    Felt Very Compelling

    I really enjoyed this documentary. It felt very real and you really feel the witnesses emotions. I've always been fascinated with UFO's and Aliens and this just proves to me once again that it does exists. I've always envied those who have had some sort of encounter but after watching this, I don't think you're ever the same and not sure if I would want that hanging over my head.

    I felt a high sense of sadness for these beings who were unfortunate to fall in the hands of humans.........

    If you want a good UFO docu, then this is a must watch with a lot of credible witnesses who share their stories.
    10phillip_wareham

    A decade's work from James Fox

    James Fox sets the benchmark for communicating on this topic with the way that he works like a dog to find the key witnesses and put them front of the camera, and then just lets them have their say. The witnesses are numerous and diverse, and together plot out in detail what appears to have been a crash of an anomalous craft and capture of the beings that occupied it. All of the witnesses seem like ordinary, honest people with no reason to lie. In one situation there were even three witnesses who testified about what they had seen together.

    Like many people who have started following this topic in the last couple of years I'm nowhere near ready to make conclusions, but the evidence that there is a core of reality to this topic is now piled pretty high.

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      References E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

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      • October 18, 2022 (Australia)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Moment of Contact - The Roswell of Brazil
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