Anatomy of the Tide

A slow, salt-soaked coming-of-age story that lingers on friendship, fear, and the pull of the sea, with a quiet emotional undertow.

Directed by

Joel Strunk

Genres

Drama

Starring

Gabriel Basso, Nathan Keyes, Spencer Locke

Overview

Three island boys, in their final summer of adolescence, look beyond an ocean that has incarcerated them since birth to plot their hopes and dreams. Dark secrets, fearful parents, and wealthy seasonal influences all combine into a recipe of tragedy and triumph. Anatomy of the Tide is exactly that -- a boy's lesson to his friends on how to jump the island's most dangerous cliff by understanding the sea which breathes beneath her rocks and a moon that controls the water.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, isolation, family, class

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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