The King Tide

2024 · 103 min · EN · 6.8 (126 votes)

Dir. Christian Sparkes · Starring Frances Fisher, Clayne Crawford, Lara Jean Chorostecki, Aden Young, Alix West Lefler, Michael Greyeyes · Music Andrew Staniland

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After the mayor of an idyllic island village discovers a child with mysterious powers awash on their shores, the once peaceful community devolves into civil war, torn over the belief that the child is the next saviour.

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This is a dread-soaked descent into collective madness, where an isolated community's fragile peace shatters under the weight of a mysterious power. Expect an unsettling, atmospheric slow-burn, rich with psychological tension and the creeping horror of moral decay, as secrets unravel and obsession takes hold.

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