The Bay

– Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a dead..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.60 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 24 Minutes
Release Year:
2012
The Bay (2012)

Two million fish washed ashore. One thousand blackbirds dropped from the sky. On July 4, 2009 a deadly menace swept through the quaint seaside town of Claridge, Maryland, but the harrowing story of what happened that Independence Day has never been told—until now. The authorities believed they had buried the truth about the tragedy that claimed over 700 human lives. Now, three years later, a reporter has emerged with footage revealing the cover-up and an unimaginable killer: a mysterious parasitic outbreak. Told from the perspective of those who were there and saw what happened, The Bay unfolds over 24 hours through people's iPhones, Androids, 911 calls, webcams, and whatever else could be used to document the nightmare in Claridge. What follows is a nerve-shredding tale of a small town plunged into absolute terror.

Story Timeline:
Producing Country:
USA
Filming Locations:
Editor's Pick for:

The Bay (2012) - Trailer

Release Date:

21 Nov 2012

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

Barry Levinson

Writer:

Michael Wallach (screenplay by), Barry Levinson (story by), Michael Wallach (story by)

Main Actors:

Nansi Aluka, Christopher Denham, Stephen Kunken, Frank Deal

Plot:

This "found-footage" film is set in 2009 in the town of Claridge, Maryland on the Chesapeake Bay. During the town's annual 4th of July Crab Festival, townspeople become sick, exhibiting a variety of symptoms, which leads local news reporters to suspect something has infected the water there. No one is sure what it is or how it's transmitted, but as people start to behave strangely, and others turning up dead, fear spawns into panic. The town is shut down as government authorities confiscate video footage from every media or personal source they find, in an effort to cover-up the incident. But one local reporter who witnessed the epidemic, was able to document, assemble, and hide this film in hopes that one day, the horrible truth would be revealed . . .

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination.

Gross profit:

$30,474

Production:

Roadside Attraction

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
5.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
Metacritic:
65%