A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.
Acting
Eion Bailey sells every frantic dad meltdown with uncomfortable authenticity.
Direction
Volken wrings genuine tension from gorgeous locations—paradise has never felt so claustrophobic.
Director
Phil Volken
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot entirely on location in the Dominican Republic standing in for the Bahamas—apparently even paradise needs budget alternatives.
Barkhad Abdi, Oscar-nominated for Captain Phillips, essentially plays the inverse here—a 'helpful local' whose smile hides predatory intent, continuing Hollywood's complicated use of him as the face of exploited desperation.
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