Black Water: Abyss

"Descend into fear."

2020 1h 38m EN

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5.1

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★5.1TMDB · 492

HorrorActionAdventure

Synopsis

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An adventure-loving couple convince their friends to explore a remote, uncharted cave system in the forests of Northern Australia. With a tropical storm approaching, they abseil into the mouth of the cave, but when the caves start to flood, tensions rise as oxygen levels fall and the friends find themselves trapped. Unknown to them, the storm has also brought in a pack of dangerous and hungry crocodiles.

“Descend into fear.”

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Cast

Jessica McNamee
Jennifer
Luke Mitchell
Eric
Amali Golden
Yolanda
Benjamin Hoetjes
Viktor
Anthony J. Sharpe
Cash
Louis Toshio Okada
Akito
Rumi Kikuchi
Miyuki
Anna Kubat

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andrew Traucki
Writers: John Ridley, Sarah Smith
Languages: Russian, French, Spanish, English
Countries: Australia, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, French, Spanish, English.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Australia, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Black Water Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Andrew Traucki, shot by Damien Beebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Lira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Scott Walmsley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Jessica McNamee and Luke Mitchell and Amali Golden carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andrew Traucki directs. Damien Beebe behind the camera. Michael Lira scores. Scott Walmsley cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Russian, French, Spanish, English.

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1Released 6 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Russian, French, Spanish, English.
3International production across 2 countries: Australia, United Kingdom.
4Part of the "Black Water Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Andrew Traucki, shot by Damien Beebe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Michael Lira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Scott Walmsley shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jessica McNamee and Luke Mitchell and Amali Golden carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Descend into fear.".
10IMDB entry: tt7978672 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 10 themes, including "australia", "cave", "animal attack", "survival".

The technical file

Cinematography: Damien Beebe
Original score: Michael Lira
Editing: Scott Walmsley
Production design: Adam Head
Costume design: Monica O'Brien
Makeup / hair: Natalie Stanfield
VFX supervisor: David Napier
Sound: Jamie Famularo
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $1,117,982
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Black Water: Abyss (2020)

Part of

Black Water Collection

A series of natural horror films about human encounters with crocodiles.

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Andrew Traucki

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SWITCH.2020-07-28
★ 2/10
'Black Water: Abyss' should have been a shrewd, scary situational suspense film along the lines of Alexandra Aja's minor classic 'Crawl' or Jaume Collet-Serra's underrated 'The Shallows', but a low budget, slack pacing and a lack of ideas sinks this one to the bottom of the swamp. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-black-water-abyss-abyss-mally-shoddy

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