Friday, July 16, 2021

What the Waters Left Behind (2017)

A group of people travel in a van to the town of Epecuen, which flooded years ago when a dam broke.  After 28 years the water has receded. So they plan to make a documentary and are traveling with a survivor of the flood to interview her in the ruins of the town.

On the way there, they stop for gas and to use the restroom. I’m not sure why they stopped at this gas station. When they pulled up, I thought it was an abandoned building. Inside is an old woman with dirt on her face, a filthy bathroom, and a couple of creepy guys who act like predators. There are a few unpleasant exchanges before the group drives off.

At the site of the flood, they split up into groups and start filming. When they get back to the van, they don’t notice their gas line is cut. You would think they might smell it. After their van dies, they are approached by a stranger who ends up being a man looking for his missing daughter.  He offers to take one of them with him to go get help. Unfortunately there are other people in the area who have evil intentions, and people start dying.

This was shot in Argentina and Epecuen is a real town that flooded. That’s the most interesting part of this film. Otherwise it’s just a bunch of hillbillies wearing animal skulls on their heads and killing innocent people. And maybe I missed it but what happened to the father looking for his daughter? Did he just fade into the background? I don’t remember him dying, but he’s not in the movie anymore. Is it me or did they just figure no one would miss him since he was a red herring?

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