''UFO Sweden'' (known as ''Watch the Skies'' in the United States and United Kingdom) is a 2022 Swedish

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directed and written by Victor Danell. The film follows a teenager who believes her missing father was abducted by aliens joins forces with a UFO club of endearing misfits. The film had its world premiere at

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on 12 December 2022, and was released in Sweden on 25 December.

Cast

* Inez Dahl Torhaug as Denise * Jesper Barkselius as Lennart * Eva Melande as Kicki * Sara Shirpey as Tomi * Oscar Töringe as Uno

Production

Background

When members of the film collective

Crazy Pictures Crazy Pictures is a Cinema of Sweden, Swedish Filmmaking, film collective based in Norrköping, founded in 2008. They first found success with a short films series on YouTube, , and released their debut feature film ''The Unthinkable (2018 film), Th ...

around the 2018 premiere of '' The Unthinkable'', saw Michael Cavanagh and Kerstin Übelacker's documentary ''Ghost Rockets'', Victor Danell realized that he lived near the Archives for the Unexplained premises and contacted them and UFO-Sverige. It started an idea to make a science fiction film with the unknown as a theme. According to the filmmakers, the film is "an adventure film for adults" and is inspired by films and TV series such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Arkiv X'' and ''Interstellar''. The working title was ''Project X''.

Filming

''UFO Sweden'' began filming in

in August 2021. Filming concluded in early 2022, with some additional scenes filmed during the summer.

Release

''UFO Sweden'' had its world premiere at

on 12 December 2022, and was released in Sweden on 25 December. An English dub of the film made using

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was released in the United States on 9 May 2025 by

XYZ Films XYZ Films is an American independent film production and sales company founded in 2008 by Aram Tertzakian, Nate Bolotin and Nick Spicer, and is based in Los Angeles. It focuses on international genre films, including '' The Raid: Redemption'', '' ...

under the title ''Watch the Skies''.

Reception

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=14807348 2022 films 2020s science fiction adventure films 2022 science fiction films Swedish science fiction adventure films Swedish science fiction films 2020s Swedish films