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THE MESSAGE
Jennifer Winter (Marlee Matlin), deaf since birth, has had a revolutionary implant in her ear, to help her hear for the first time. The device doesn't help her to hear normal conversation and sounds, but she does hear something, and no one believes her.
While on a routine visit to the hospital to check on the implant, Jennifer befriends the janitor, Robert (Larry Drake) who empathizes with her.
Suddenly, Jennifer is plagued by nightmares and searing pain in her head, all at 3:16 in the morning or afternoon. Once the pain starts she begins furiously writing in binary code.
It's Robert who suggests that perhaps the binary code's, 0's and 1's might be able to be translated. As a former astrophysicist who had mental problems that forced him to work as a janitor, Robert enters the code into this computer to try to translate it.
Meanwhile, Jennifer's husband Sam, concerned for his wife and their young baby, is convinced that Jennifer is going crazy. But as the sounds and dreams become more pronounced Jennifer and Robert are determined to break the code.
What they discover is an alien force, trying to communicate a cry for help through Jennifer's implant. The alien planet is hurling toward the sun and they need help from Earth to save their planet.
Directed by: Joe Scanlan Written by: Brad Wright
Starring: Marlee Matlin and Larry Drake