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What the Waters Left Behind

2017, Spanish. Directed by Luciano Onetti & Nicolás Onetti.

Epecuén was one of the most important touristic villages of Argentina. Thousands of people concurred, attracted by the healing properties of its thermal waters. On November 10th 1985, a huge volume of water broke the protecting embankment and the village was submerged under ten meters of salt water. Epecuén disappeared. Thirty years later, the waters receded and the ruins of Epecuén emerged exposing a bleak and deserted landscape. The residents never returned. The plot revolves around a group of young people that take a trip to the ruins in order to film a documentary about Epecuén. Ignoring the warnings, and after a brief tour, they get stranded in the abandoned village. Contrary to what they thought, they begin to realize that they are really not alone…

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Released
28 October 2017
Original title
Los olvidados
Country
Argentina, New Zealand
Written by
Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti, Carlos Goitia

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Our verdict is Snoozefest: Your time is worth more. It scores 4.7/10 from 115 TMDB viewer ratings.

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What the Waters Left Behind runs 98 minutes (1h 38m).

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What the Waters Left Behind is streaming on Ultraplaybox in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)

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Who directed What the Waters Left Behind?

What the Waters Left Behind (2017) was directed by Luciano Onetti and Nicolás Onetti and stars Agustín Pardella, Damián Dreizik, Victoria Maurette.

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