Bombay Beach

A dreamlike, poetic portrait of hard lives in a ruined desert town, mixing sadness, wonder and unexpected dance.

Directed by

Alma Har'el

Genres

Documentary, Drama

Starring

Benny Parrish, Pamela Parrish, Mike Parrish

Overview

Bombay Beach is one of the poorest communities in southern California located on the shores of the Salton Sea, a man-made sea stranded in the middle of the Colorado desert that was once a beautiful vacation destination for the privileged and is now a pool of dead fish. Film director Alma Har'el tells the story of three protagonists. Together these portraits form a triptych of manhood in its various ages and guises...

How it feels

Melancholic, eerie, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Politics, family, survival, isolation

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

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

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