Black Water

Black Water

Year: 2007

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Directors: Andrew Traucki, David Nerlich

AdventureHorrorDramaHorror the undead and monster classicsSci-fi horror creatures and aliens

What you can’t see can hurt you. Inspired by real events, Grace, her boyfriend Adam and her younger sister Lee are holidaying in remote Northern Australia and join a river tour. Their boat capsizes in a swampy floodplain, leaving them stranded in black‑water marshes where an unseen presence watches, forcing the three to fight for survival.

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1

Vacation kickoff

Grace, Adam, and Lee arrive for a vacation and decide to attend a local crocodile show. The outing establishes the family dynamics before the danger begins.

Vacation start
2

Grace discovers pregnancy

Grace takes a pregnancy test the next day and learns she is pregnant. She chooses not to tell Adam yet, keeping the news to herself.

The next day
3

Mangrove tour plan

They head to Black Water Barry's fishing tour, hoping to ride into the mangrove swamp to fish. Jim offers to guide them since Barry is unavailable, and he arms himself with a revolver.

Departure Docks
4

Departure with Jim

Jim takes the group away from the docks toward the swamp. The group prepares for the journey, with Jim's weapon in view as tension rises.

Departure Docks
5

Deeper into swamp

They fail to catch any fish on the usual route, so Jim suggests going deeper into the swamp. The promise of a new spot prompts the riskier expedition.

Mid-journey Mangrove swamp
6

Unease in the clearing

Lee spots something through her camera in a small clearing and alerts Grace. When they inspect, they find nothing, leaving a sense of unease about what they saw.

During sighting Small clearing in mangroves
7

Capsize and first casualties

Suddenly the boat capsizes, throwing everyone into the water. Jim is killed underwater as the crocodile attack unfolds, and Adam realizes the danger.

Capsize moment Mangrove water
8

Grace and Adam retreat to safety; Lee entangled

Grace helps Adam into a nearby tree and searches the water for Lee, who is tangled under the overturned boat. The beast looms nearby as the women scramble to free themselves.

Immediately after capsize Mangrove water
9

Rope plan and boat struggles

Lee frees herself, but the crocodile follows. Grace and Adam distract the beast to buy time, and they try to use the boat's ropes to pull Lee to safety, but the craft gets stuck.

Following escape Overturned boat area
10

Adam's death and the boat drifts away

An impatient Adam moves for the boat and overturns it, but the crocodile kills him. The women continue to improvise, but their efforts are thwarted and the boat drifts farther from safety.

Post-capsize Mangrove swamp
11

Night attack and Grace's injuries

Night falls and the crocodile continues to feed; Grace's injuries worsen as she bleeds. Lee holds the line, trying to keep hope alive through the long darkness.

Night Mangrove edge
12

Lee reaches the boat

The next day the crocodile again confronts them, driving Grace and Lee back to the tree. A passing boat shouts for help, but its propeller drowns out the call. Lee makes another attempt to reach the boat and succeeds.

Daytime Mangrove edge
13

Island detour and revolver

The beast suddenly attacks, leaping into the boat, and Lee ends up on a very small island alongside Jim's body. She patches herself up, takes Jim's revolver, and finds the gun jammed with mud, which she cleans and unjams.

After reaching the island Small island near mangrove
14

The arm bait and the final kill

She uses Jim's detached arm as bait to lure the crocodile, holding the pistol ready to fire. The beast attacks again, but she keeps the gun working, reloads, and shoots it, killing the threat.

During standoff Small island
15

Grace's death and escape

The threat is averted, and Lee makes her way back to Grace, who has died from her injuries. Lee mourns her sister as she places Grace on the boat and paddles out of the mangrove.

After the kill Mangrove/boat edge

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