Undertow

2004 · 108 min · EN · R · 6.1 (141 votes)

Dir. David Gordon Green · Starring Jamie Bell, Josh Lucas, Dermot Mulroney, Devon Alan, Kristen Stewart, Robert Longstreet · Music Philip Glass

“Hear me now brother. I was washed in the same blood as you.”

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The Munns, father John and sons Chris and Tim, recede to the woods of rural Georgia. Their life together is forever changed with the arrival of Uncle Deel, though the tragedy that follows forces troubled Chris to become a man.

VIBE

A suffocating, humid atmosphere hangs heavy in this rural Southern drama. It's a slow, deliberate descent into familial rot and the harsh realities of growing up too fast. The tension simmers beneath the surface, promising a grim reckoning.

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