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Backwater (2013) · Cineora

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A SHINJI AOYAMA FILM

Backwater

20131h 42mMovie

Drama

IMDb6.2/ 10 · 408 votes

THE STORY

Toma lives in a small riverside town with his brutish father and his father's girlfriend. Witnessing his father's predilections for abuse, Toma becomes anxious that he will have inherited those urges.

Dark
Gritty
Disturbing
Family
Identity
Small town

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Intense
Complexity: Some focus

Good for talking about after. Contains sexual violence and a child in peril.

DirectorShinji Aoyama

FormatFeature film

TMDB6.1 / 10

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