
Following the death of his wife Audrey, John Munn moves with his two sons, mid-teen Chris Munn and adolescent Tim Munn, to a pig farm in rural Drees County, Georgia, where they lead a reclusive life. The boys' maternal grandparents no longer visit due to being out of sorts with John. Chris is rebelling against this life in ways where he is regularly picked up by the police. Because of Tim's young age and health issues, Chris is routinely asked by their father to do more than ... (Full plot summary below)
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Following the death of his wife Audrey, John Munn moves with his two sons, mid-teen Chris Munn and adolescent Tim Munn, to a pig farm in rural Drees County, Georgia, where they lead a reclusive life. The boys' maternal grandparents no longer visit due to being out of sorts with John. Chris is rebelling against this life in ways where he is regularly picked up by the police. Because of Tim's young age and health issues, Chris is routinely asked by their father to do more than his fair share of work around the farm. Into their lives returns Deel Munn, John's brother who the two boys did not even know existed. John emotionally distanced himself from Deel following Audrey's death and Deel's incarceration, Deel who has just been released from prison. John, however, welcomes his brother in a effort to mend old wounds, and for the boys to get to know one of their few relations. They will all soon learn that Deel has ulterior motives for his visit, those motives emerging largely from those wounds, and which has the boys fighting for their own survival in more ways than one.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertGreen takes us to that place where we keep feelings that we treasure, but are a little afraid of. |
| eFilmCritic.comCollin SouterGreen again establishes himself as an indisputable filmmaking talent and the best of his generation. |
| OffoffoffJoshua TanzerAfter the opening credits alone, the two women next to me let out gasps of - what? Pain? Shock? Disbelief? Anger? Whatever it was, this was only the beginning. |
| Q Network Film DeskJames Kendrickits marriage of conventional thriller dynamics and unexpected visual potency marks it as something both utterly unique and reliably familiar |
| PopMattersCynthia FuchsUndertow is most compelling when it's most impressionistic and peculiar, when the story gives way to odd bits of poetry and Orr's dreamily untidy imagery. |
| Mixed ReviewsGabriel ShanksLacks the gravity and the power to transcend its genre roots. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumDespite a few narrative confusions, I found it pure magic. |
| Salt Lake TribuneSean P. MeansUndertow may throw off viewers expecting a more straightforward thriller. But hang with it, and enjoy the thrill of being drawn into these characters' lives. |
| Cinema CrazedFelix Vasquez Jr.A tense and entertaining murder thriller about redemption and greed... |
| CompuserveHarvey S. KartenA reasonably involving coming-of-age tale with undertones of Greek mythology. |