Overview
- Charlie Polinger’s feature debut unfolds at an early-2000s boys’ water polo camp, evoking Lord of the Flies–style group dynamics and peer cruelty.
- Performances by Everett Blunck as Ben, Kayo Martin as Jake, and Kenny Rasmussen as Eli are widely praised for their nuance.
- Cinematographer Steven Breckon’s underwater work on 35 mm pairs with Johan Lenox’s discordant music to sustain a queasy, immersive mood.
- Joel Edgerton plays the camp’s coach and is also credited as a producer.
- The film receives a wider theatrical release on Jan. 2, carries an R rating for sensitive content involving children, and has three Independent Spirit Award nominations.