Movie

Wet Sand

2022 · 115 min

A quiet, watchful drama that lets small-town silences and unspoken truths slowly tighten around you.

Overview: A village on the Georgian Black Sea is full of friendly people convinced they know each other. One day, Eliko is found hanged. His granddaughter Moe comes from Tbilisi to organize his funeral, but as she gets familiarized with the village and its residents she finds herself confronted with an intricate web of lies and evasive silences.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, identity, family, deception
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
identity
family
deception
grief
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild