Summary
Ten years after a tsunami destroyed a small-town elementary school with all the children inside, a young man builds a mysterious structure out of the school's remains, setting the town aflame with passions long forgotten.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+18)
Critics 67Audiences 49GoodWatch 52
Tomatometer67%
Metascore67
IMDb5.4
Audience score43%
Running time
1 h 26 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 dramas, −23 min on the typical 109
typical 10986Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 138 countries
+128Released
2016
September 15, 2016
10 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
- United States
Puerto Rico
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesModerate
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 8 more14 people
- Martin SheenFather Douglas
- Sunshine LogroñoOscar
- Julio RamosBigo
- LVLeslie Van ZandtIngrid
- Marisé ÁlvarezMariela
- Aris MejiasSoraya
- LQLucas QuintanaLeo
- Jacqueline DupreyFidelia
- HDHiram DelgadoGabriel
- Jorge Luis RamosPedro
- Marian PabónRosita
Elia Enid CadillaConcha
Leonardo Castro SitirichePrimo
Eugenio MonclovaDeacon José
Directing · 2
- Julio Quintana Director, Writer
- Kemel Jamís Assistant Director, Location Scout
Production · 6
- Terrence Malick Executive Producer
- Sarah Green Executive Producer
- Marla Quintana Producer
- Javier E. Pérez Production Supervisor
- Annabelle Mullen Production Manager
- Zoraida Sanjurjo López Casting Director
Camera · 1
- Santiago 'Chago' Benet Director of Photography
Editing · 2
- Don Swaynos Editor
- A.J. Edwards Editor
Sound · 3
- Hanan Townshend Music
- José Elí Pérez Sound Mixer
- Leonardo Ochoa Boom Operator
Art · 3
- Gerardo José Vega Production Design
- Ruth A. Robleto Art Department Assistant
- Pamela Nicole Padilla Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Natalia Collazo Costume Design
Other crew · 2
- Amilcar Rivera Property Master
- José R. Varona Set Medic
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