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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Black Water
"What you can't see can hurt you."
2008 1h 30m EN
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5.9TMDB Β· 401
AdventureDramaHorror
Synopsis
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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.
βWhat you can't see can hurt you.β
Cast
Maeve Dermody
Lee
Diana Glenn
Grace
Andy Rodoreda
Adam
Ben Oxenbould
Jim
Fiona Press
Pat
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Andrew Traucki
- Writers
- David Nerlich
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- Australia
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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MONEY
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Shot for just $0.7M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
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ERA
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Released 18 years ago.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "Black Water Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Andrew Traucki, shot by John Biggins. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Rodrigo Balart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Maeve Dermody and Diana Glenn and Andy Rodoreda carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "What you can't see can hurt you.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Andrew Traucki directs. John Biggins behind the camera. Rodrigo Balart cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in Australia. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly β the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Shot for just $0.7M β micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
- 3Released 18 years ago.
- 4Part of the "Black Water Collection" β so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 5Directed by Andrew Traucki, shot by John Biggins. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 6Editor Rodrigo Balart shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Maeve Dermody and Diana Glenn and Andy Rodoreda carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "What you can't see can hurt you.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt0816436 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 10Classified under 9 themes, including "australia", "river", "crocodile", "tourist".
The technical file
- Cinematography
- John Biggins
- Editing
- Rodrigo Balart
- Production design
- Aaron Crothers
- Costume design
- Justine Seymour
- Makeup / hair
- Paul Katte
- Sound
- Andrew Neil
- Stunt coordinator
- Harry Dakanalis
- Runtime
- 90 min Β· 1h 30m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $700,000
- Box office
- $1,271,556
- Return
- 182% of budget
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
Part of
Black Water Collection
A series of natural horror films about human encounters with crocodiles.
Also by
Andrew Traucki
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- PR
ProdigyMovies
Australian Film Commission
AU
- TE
Territorial Film Developments (TFD)
- MY
Mysterious Light
AU
Key crew
- AuthorAndrew Traucki
- EditorRodrigo Balart
- ProducerMichael Robertson
- MusicRafael May
- Costume DesignJustine Seymour
- Production DesignAaron Crothers
- Makeup EffectsPaul Katte
- ProducerDavid Nerlich
- HairstylistCatherine Biggs
- Makeup EffectsNick Nicolaou
- ProducerAndrew Traucki
- Sound DesignerAndrew Neil
- FoleyMario Vaccaro
- Stunt CoordinatorHarry Dakanalis
- Visual Effects ProducerAndrew Traucki
- Camera OperatorSimeon Bryan
- Executive ProducerGary Rogers
- Co-ProducerPaul Cowan
- StuntsIngrid Kleinig
- Line ProducerPaul Ranford
- Executive ProducerMichelle Harrison
- Executive ProducerGermaine McCormack-Kos
- Co-ProducerChris Wheeldon
- Stunt DoubleAnthony Molinari
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- australia
- river
- crocodile
- tourist
- swamp
- based on true story
- creature
- animal horror
- northern territory
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Physical2008-02-19R
Also known as
International titles
- Medo ProfundoBR
- Aguas peligrosasPE
- MraΔna VodaHR
- Agua SangrientaSV
