Undertow (2004)

R10/22/2004Drama, Thriller1h 48m
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Hear me now brother. I was washed in the same blood as you.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

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    Jamie Bell

    Chris Munn

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    Josh Lucas

    Deel Munn

  3. Cast 1

    Dermot Mulroney

    John Munn

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    Devon Alan

    Tim Munn

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    Kristen Stewart

    Lila

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    Robert Longstreet

    Bern

  7. Terry Loughlin

    Officer Clayton

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    Eddie Rouse

    Wadsworth Pela

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    Patrice Johnson

    Amica Pela

***Haunting and surreal Southern Gothic is nigh post-apocalyptic*** Two boys living with their father (Dermot Mulroney) in rural Georgia near Savannah (where the film was shot) try to eke out a living off the land. Chris (Jamie Bell) is about 16 and Tim around 10; both manifest their grief over their dead mother and the challenges of their destitute isolation in different ways: Chris gets in trouble with the law while Tim strangely seems preoccupied with consuming non-edible items. Their father's brother (Josh Lucas) comes to visit and seems affable enough, but there's a wild, sinister glin...