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Black Water

2008 · 90 min

A slow-building, nerve-shredding ordeal in murky water, where unseen danger and quiet desperation keep you tense throughout.

Tagline
What you can't see can hurt you.
Overview
Based on true events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam, and her younger sister, Lee, are on holiday in Northern Australia when they decide to take a tour down a river. As they drift into a swamp, their boat suddenly capsizes. Stranded in the flooded swamp, the three tourists must figure out what to do to survive as they realize they are being watched through the black water.
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • grief
  • isolation
  • family
  • nature
Places
  • wilderness
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror7
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness7
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
adventure, drama, horror
Directed by
Andrew Traucki, David Nerlich
Written by
David Nerlich
Starring
Maeve Dermody, Diana Glenn, Andy Rodoreda, Ben Oxenbould, Fiona Press
Cinematography
John Biggins
Runtime
90 min
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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