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Dead in the Water is a american film of genre Thriller released in USA on 12 february 2002 with Henry Thomas
Dead in the Water (2002)
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Add to a movie listDead In The Water (Brazilian: O mar por testemunha) is a 2002 American crime /thriller feature film written, directed by Gustavo Lipsztein.
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Gloria (Dominique Swain) is the spoiled daughter of a Brazilian businessman who is bankrupt. Her father asks her to take Marcos (Sebastian DeVicente), the son of her father's business partner, out for a swim in the ocean. She does so, using her father's yacht and accompanied by her boyfriend Danny (Scott Bairstow) and their buddy Jeffrey (Henry Thomas). Gloria is caught kissing Marcos. Danny is jealous and throws Marcos in the water with a life preserver. To scare Marcos, he then drives the boat to a distant island. When they return to where they left him, Marcos has disappeared. Afraid of the consequences of his possible drowning, they discuss alibis and try to figure a way out of their predicament, first destroying their relationships and then themselves.Actors
Henry Thomas
(Jeff)
Dominique Swain
(Gloria)
Scott Bairstow
(Danny)
José Wilker
(Father)
Lavínia Vlasak
(Brazilian Beauty)
Renata Fronzi
(Housekeeper)
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