What the Waters Left Behind
2017 · 98 min · Director: Nicolás Onetti, Luciano Onetti
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
Epecuén was one of the most important touristic villages of Argentina. Thousands of people concurred, attracted by the healing properties of its thermal waters. On November 10th 1985, a huge volume of water broke the protecting embankment and the village was submerged under ten meters of salt water. Epecuén disappeared. Thirty years later, the waters receded and the ruins of Epecuén emerged exposing a bleak and deserted landscape. The residents never returned. The plot revolves around a group of young people that take a trip to the ruins in order to film a documentary about Epecuén. Ignoring the warnings, and after a brief tour, they get stranded in the abandoned village. Contrary to what they thought, they begin to realize that they are really not alone…
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What the Waters Left Behind (2017) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Fear 35%, Disturbing 25%, Tension 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
- Fear35%
- Disturbing25%
- Tension20%
- Anxiety10%
- Confusion10%
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The strongest emotional signals are Fear, Disturbing, Tension. Genres: Horror. AI estimate.
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Emotional journey
- Tension
- Disturbing
- Fear
Not enough subtitle evidence
No dominant emotion
Dominant emotion: Sadness
Dominant emotion: Humor
Dominant emotion: Disturbing
Dominant emotion: Tension
Dominant emotion: Fear
Dominant emotion
| % | Approximate minute | Dominant emotion | Overall intensity | Tension | Disturbing | Fear |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5 % | ≈ 2′ | Sadness | 50 % | 36 % | 30 % | 26 % |
| 7.5 % | ≈ 7′ | Humor | 42 % | 23 % | 18 % | 13 % |
| 12.5 % | ≈ 12′ | Humor | 37 % | 17 % | 16 % | 6 % |
| 17.5 % | ≈ 17′ | Disturbing | 37 % | 22 % | 20 % | 8 % |
| 22.5 % | ≈ 22′ | Sadness | 38 % | 25 % | 14 % | 9 % |
| 27.5 % | ≈ 27′ | Tension | 41 % | 35 % | 14 % | 15 % |
| 32.5 % | ≈ 32′ | Tension | 38 % | 36 % | 16 % | 17 % |
| 37.5 % | ≈ 37′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | 33 % | 28 % | 17 % | 14 % |
| 42.5 % | ≈ 42′ | Sadness | 47 % | 42 % | 33 % | 33 % |
| 47.5 % | ≈ 47′ | Fear | 70 % | 66 % | 46 % | 63 % |
| 52.5 % | ≈ 51′ | Tension | 80 % | 78 % | 54 % | 76 % |
| 57.5 % | ≈ 56′ | Fear | 85 % | 82 % | 71 % | 80 % |
| 62.5 % | ≈ 61′ | Disturbing | 89 % | 83 % | 86 % | 82 % |
| 67.5 % | ≈ 66′ | Disturbing | 90 % | 80 % | 88 % | 81 % |
| 72.5 % | ≈ 71′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 77.5 % | ≈ 76′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
| 82.5 % | ≈ 81′ | Disturbing | 89 % | 84 % | 83 % | 76 % |
| 87.5 % | ≈ 86′ | Tension | 78 % | 65 % | 66 % | 56 % |
| 92.5 % | ≈ 91′ | Sadness | 61 % | 39 % | 47 % | 30 % |
| 97.5 % | ≈ 96′ | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence | Not enough subtitle evidence |
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Cast
Carla
Vicky
Señor X
Tito
Micaela Leiva
Joven 1
Joven 2
Details
- Directed by
- Nicolás Onetti, Luciano Onetti
- Written by
- Nicolás Onetti, Luciano Onetti, Carlos Goitia
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2017
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Country
- Argentina, New Zealand
- Genres
- Horror
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Fear
- Data updated
Where to watch
Free
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