The Backwater

– 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.

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Release Date:

23 Sep 2011

Language:

English

Director:

Bo Mathorne

Main Actors:

Zebulon Whatley, Lucien Dodge, Phillip Sacramento, Laura Post

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