A year after the disappearance of his son, Thomas Mathews, an investigative journalist, still has no information and begins his own obsessive search. However, the obsession has him losing his house and job so his boss sends him on special assignment in Brazil. In Brazil, Mathews investigates close encounter sightings that have taken place in the small cities of Quixada and Quixeramobim-also known as Area Q. While there, he realizes he will face the biggest discovery of his life. 《区域Q》讲述了一个老爸寻找儿子,不料遭遇外星人的故事。托马斯・马修斯是个调查记者,他的儿子一年前失踪了,一直没有音讯,于是他开始疯狂的搜索。然而这种行为,让他失去了房子还有工作,不过他的老板还是给了他最后的机会――去巴西执行特殊任务…