Man Underground

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Man Underground
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Directed byMichael Borowiec
Sam Marine
Written byMichael Borowiec
Sam Marine
Starring George Basil
Andy Rocco
Pamela Fila
Distributed by Indican Pictures
Release date
  • July 22, 2016 (2016-07-22)(Fantasia International Film Festival)
Country United States
LanguageEnglish

Man Underground is a 2016 science fiction film written and directed by Michael Borowiec and Sam Marine. [1] [2]

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A conspiracy theorist enlists people from his small town to help him make a film about his experiences encountering aliens while working as a US government geologist.

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References

  1. Rechtshaffen, Michael (July 13, 2017). "Quirky indie drama 'Man Underground' buried beneath tedious dialogue". Los Angeles Times .
  2. "'Man Underground' Review". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-08-26.