The Backwater

Name: The Backwater
Genre: Animation, Short, Horror
Released: 2011-09-23
Duration: 1 h 42 min
Rating: 6.30
Cast: Laura Post, Zebulon Whatley, Phillip Sacramento, Lucien Dodge

– Based on a novel by Shinya Tanaka, this film is set in a quiet riverside town, where 17-year-old Too..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

6.30 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 42 Minutes

Release Year:

2011

Original Name:

共喰い

The Backwater (2011) - Also known as 共喰い

Based on a novel by Shinya Tanaka, this film is set in a quiet riverside town, where 17-year-old Tooma lives with his father and his father’s lover. Tooma witnesses his father’s sadistic behavior towards his lover and soon finds himself following in his father’s footsteps.

Story Timeline:

1990s

Producing Country:

Japan

Filming Locations:

Japan

Genre:

Drama

Release Date:

23 Sep 2011

Language:

English

Directed by:

Bo Mathorne

Main Actors:

Laura Post, Zebulon Whatley, Phillip Sacramento, Lucien Dodge

Plot:

Backwater is doomed by the regular visits of the undertaker. The town priest and the faithful think that a merry non-religious tramp brings the death that follows living in an improvised shed in the middle of the town. It looks like when he sings the undertaker visits. But is he the one to blame for their misfortune?

Awards:

1 win.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.8/10

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