The Marshes (2018 film)

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The Marshes
The marshes poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed byRoger Scott
Written byRoger Scott
Produced by Christine Tan
Starring
  • Dafna Kronental
  • Sarah Armanious
  • Mathew Cooper
  • Sam Delich
CinematographyGiovanni C. Lorusso
Edited byJessica Mutascio
Music byTristan Coelho
Production
company
28 Productions
Distributed by Shudder, RLJ Entertainment
Release date
  • April 6, 2020 (2020-04-06)(United States)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Marshes is an Australian [1] supernatural horror film, written and directed by Roger Scott. [2] [3] The film stars Dafna Kronental, Sarah Armanious, Mathew Cooper, Sam Delich. The film was released in Australia in 2018 and in the US in 2020 via Shudder. [4]

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Plot

In a remote swampy area, three young biologists are conducting research to preserve the unique marshlands. But when they encounter something sinister intent on killing them, they have to forget about science and need to do everything just to survive.

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