‘Survival has its price’
Dead Sea is a 2024 thriller about a young woman and her two friends rescued by a fishing vessel’s captain, unaware that the ship harbours a chilling secret. Formerly titled Flycatcher
Written, directed and co-produced by Phil Volken (The Bay; Extortion; Garbage). Also produced by Nicholas Davidoff, Cameron Fuller, Rick Montgomery and Alina Shraybman.
The Del Rey Films-Laguna Six co-production stars Isabel Gravitt, Genneya Walton, Alexander Wraith, Dean Cameron, Garrett Wareing, Al Burke, Brian Silverman, and Koa Tom.
Plot [contains spoilers]:
Kaya Adams (Isabel Gravitt) joins her best friend Tessa and two young men, Julian and Xander, on a jet ski excursion from the Florida coast towards the Bahamas. What begins as a carefree day on the water ends in disaster when a jet ski collision leaves Julian dead and Xander critically injured. With no means of reaching shore, the survivors drift helplessly in the open ocean.
Kaya, Tessa and the badly injured Xander are rescued by Captain Rey, who appears sympathetic and claims he will contact the Coast Guard. Once aboard, however, the group discovers that Rey is working with Doctor Curtis Hunt, a ruthless organ trafficker who supplies wealthy clients on the black market.
Xander’s injuries make him an easy target. Rather than receiving medical treatment, he is murdered so his organs can be harvested. Kaya and Tessa are imprisoned below deck, where Kaya discovers disturbing evidence that numerous victims have previously suffered the same fate.
Determined to escape, Kaya breaks free and confronts Doctor Hunt before he can operate on Tessa. She manages to kill him during the struggle and frees her friend. Knowing Tessa is too weak to swim, Kaya places her on a flotation device, hoping rescuers will eventually find her.
Kaya succeeds in sending out a distress call, but Captain Rey intercepts her and stabs her during a violent confrontation. Despite her serious injuries, Kaya uses a flare gun as a weapon, firing it directly into Rey’s mouth and killing him.
Exhausted and badly wounded, Kaya activates the vessel’s emergency beacon before collapsing. By morning, the Coast Guard locates the fishing boat and rescues Kaya. Tessa is also found alive after drifting on the flotation device, bringing the nightmare to an end.
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Release date:
Vertical released Dead Sea theatrically in select US locations on July 26, 2024.
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