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High Water

2022 · 1 season

A slow-building, serious drama that keeps you on edge as a city faces an approaching disaster and the people in charge falter.

Created by
Bartłomiej Ignaciuk, Jan Holoubek
Genres
Drama
Starring
Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Ireneusz Czop
Overview
In 1997, scientists and local government officials in Wrocław face life-and-death decisions when a destructive flood wave threatens the city.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Bartłomiej Ignaciuk, Jan Holoubek
Genres
Drama
Starring
Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Ireneusz Czop
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • politics
  • corruption
  • family
  • grief
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
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Written by
Kasper Bajon, Kinga Krzemińska
Starring
Agnieszka Żulewska, Tomasz Schuchardt, Ireneusz Czop, Anna Dymna, Jerzy Trela, Blanka Kot, Monika Dawidziuk, Przemysław Przestrzelski
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 44 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
Poland
Languages
Polish

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