Atomica

Atomica

Earth needs a hero

2017 · 81 min · ★ 4.7 · Science Fiction, Thriller

In the near future, when communications go offline at a remote nuclear power plant isolated in the desert, a young safety inspector, Abby Dixon, is forced to fly out to bring them back online. Once inside the facility, mysterious clues and strange behaviors cause Abby to have doubts about the sanity, and perhaps identities, of the two employees onsite.

Directed by Dagen Merrill · Written by Kevin Burke

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