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White Water Summer

1987 · 90 min

A tense, earnest outdoor coming-of-age story where harsh mentorship and wilderness peril test friendships, with a wry final twist.

Directed by
Jeff Bleckner
Genres
Adventure, Drama
Tagline
Hold on for the wildest ride of your life
Overview
When the experienced guide Vic accompanies the city boy Alan and his three friends on their first wilderness experience, he not only hopes to teach the four boys lessons about the wilderness, but about themselves. Vic pushes them to the limit. Soon after alienating the boys, Vic finds himself in desperate need of help and must rely on his students in order to survive.

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Directed by
Jeff Bleckner
Genres
Adventure, Drama
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
  • friendship
  • nature
  • power
Places
  • wilderness
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour3
Realism7
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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