In the near future, society collapses and water becomes scarce. When a greedy water baron starts violently clearing out survivors, Kendal, a 17-year-old teenager, fights the baron's henchman to keep a well open.
Acting
Haley Lu Richardson carries the whole damn desert on her back.
Practical Effects
Dust, rust, and dehydration—no glossy CGI apocalypse here.
Cinematography
Parched landscapes that make you reach for your water bottle.
Director
Tom Hammock
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Tom Hammock was a production designer on You're Next and The Guest—explains the tactile, lived-in decay.
Released in 2014 during California's worst drought, it hit different then and hits even harder now. Prophetic indie horror.
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