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Movie poster: The Pool (2007)
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2007 · 98 min Drama
6.0 / 10 · TMDB

A boy in abject poverty works in a hotel and becomes obsessed with a swimming pool in the opulent hills of Panjim, Goa, India. His life gets turned upside-down when he attempts to meet the mysterious family who lives at the house.

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Year 2007
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director Chris Smith
Runtime 98 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.0/10 (14 votes)

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The film constructs a poignant narrative on the stark divide between poverty and privilege, relying on the swimming pool as a central, shimmering metaphor for desire. It explores obsession and class with a quiet, observational intensity that avoids melodrama.

What lingers after the final frame is a profound sense of melancholy and the unsettling quiet of unfulfilled longing. The pool's blue water haunts the memory as both a promise and a prison. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Chris Smith

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