Director Caldoni utilized inventive low-budget techniques. For instance, the striking nebulae seen in space were actually created by pouring coffee grounds into a white bathtub and inverting the colors in post-production.

Unlike many UFO movies, Contactee remains grounded in its "therapeutic paradigm." It asks whether what you’re witnessing is truly alien or something deeply personal and human.

The two eventually abscond to a remote, century-old cabin on to document the phenomenon and attempt to confront the otherworldly intelligence stalking her. What follows is a volatile "two-step" between therapist and patient that draws comparisons to classics like Misery and Hitchcock’s Vertigo . Why It Stands Out