Trailer
Summary
A socially awkward tween endures the ruthless hierarchy at a water polo camp, his anxiety spiraling into psychological turmoil over the summer.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Thought-provoking
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+22)
Critics 88Audiences 66GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer97%
Metascore79
Letterboxd · 59 K ratings3.6/5
User score7.0
IMDb6.4
Audience score59%
Running time
1 h 38 min
A typical length for dramas, −11 min on the typical 109
typical 10998Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 10 more
Released
2025
December 24, 2025
Last year
Genres
DramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
United Arab Emirates
Directors Guild of America Awards2026
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film2026Won
Critics' Choice Awards2026
- Best Young Actor/Actress2026Nominated
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchTeensThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more33 people
- Everett BlunckBen
- Kayo MartinJake
- Joel EdgertonDaddy Wags
- Kenny RasmussenEli
- Lucas AdlerLogan
- Caden BurrisMatt
- Elliott HeffernanTic Tac
- Lennox EspyJulian
Kolton LeeCorbin
Geo DobreOld Man- ECEduard ChimacJake's Brother
- NRNicolas RașovanCharlie
- GIGeorge IonAssistant Coach
- ISIrina Stroe-HănescuSynchronized Swimming Coach
- EMEcaterina MitroiuBraces Girl
- PWPhilip WangFeatured Team
- ADAlex DumitrașcoFeatured Team
- WSWilliam-Nicolas SangoFeatured Team
- CHCălin HamzaFeatured Team
- RSRareș-Matei SurugiuFeatured Team
- NCNicholas-Eric ChitașFeatured Team
- CCCaroline ConradtSynchronized Swimmer
- YRYashika RameshSynchronized Swimmer
- SASinegugu Anne Marie SuchSynchronized Swimmer
Directing · 6
- Charlie Polinger Director, Writer
- Willy McGee First Assistant Director
- Cristian Ciurea First Assistant Director
- Stefania Ispas Third Assistant Director
- Diana Molea Second Assistant Director
- Simona Dinu Second Assistant Director
Production · 19
- Cory Finley Executive Producer
- Gus Deardoff Executive Producer, Main Title Designer
- Reuben Walker Executive Producer
- Cullen Conly Executive Producer
- Rami Yasin Executive Producer
- James Presson Executive Producer
Camera · 5
- Steven Breckon Director of Photography
- Liviu Pojoni Jr. "A" Camera Operator
- Alexandru Durac "B" Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
- Alan J. Mehlbrech Steadicam Operator
- Lauren Guiteras "B" Camera Operator
Editing · 3
- Simon Njoo Editor
- Henry Hayes Editor
- Travis Flynn Additional Colorist
Sound · 15
- Johan Lenox Original Music Composer
- Damian Volpe Sound Supervisor, Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Alison Moses Music Supervisor
- Shaun Brennan Foley Artist
- Ryan Collison Foley Mixer
- Connor Nagy Foley Mixer
Art · 6
- Chad Keith Production Design
- Jason Singleton Production Design
- Gabriel Stroe Set Dresser
- Kenneth Julian McCamman McGinnis Set Dresser
- Vlad Vieru Art Direction
- Iulia Petrescu Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 7
- Luminita Lungu Costume Design
- Jocelyn Pierce Costume Design
- Andreescu Maria Key Makeup Artist
- Elena Tudor Key Hair Stylist
- Ionel Popa Prosthetic Makeup Artist
- Adam Bailey Special Effects Makeup Artist
Visual Effects · 2
- Lucien Harriot Visual Effects Supervisor
- Val Iancu Visual Effects Producer
Lighting · 2
- Callum Shaw Gaffer
- Stefan Tarzioru Gaffer
Other crew · 6
- Razvan Gheorghiu Stunt Coordinator
- Celia Rowlson-Hall Choreographer
- Charlotte Arnoux Thanks
- Sandra Mavhima Choreographer
- Thierry Frémaux Thanks
- Daniel Pirvulescu Special Effects Coordinator
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