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An anguished mother must navigate a netherworld of obsession, torment and summoned saints that will bring either true absolution or eternal damnation. THE WORLDWIDE HOME VIDEO PREMIERE Thirty years after his remarkable debut DARK WATERS, director Mariano Baino returns with this "masterful" (Culturopoing), "haunting" (L'Étrange Festival) and "visionary" (Nocturno) second feature, now presented on disc for the first time ever: Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni (OPERA, DEMONS 2) delivers an extraordinary performance as Astrid, an anguished mother who must navigate a netherworld of obsession, torment and summoned saints that will bring either true absolution or eternal damnation. Co-written, produced and designed by Baino and Cataldi-Tassoni over the course of a decade - with a stunning score composed by Coralina - this "out-of-the-ordinary, visually sumptuous and stylistically superb folk horror that deserves to be discovered" (Giona A. Nazzaro, FilmTV) is sanctified by over 3 hours of featurettes, short films and more that reveal the full story behind one of the most startling filmmaking comebacks of our time. Special Features Introduction By Filmmakers Mariano Baino And Coralina Cataldi-Tassoni Audio Commentary With Video Watchdog's Tim Lucas Miracle In Zungoli - The Making Of ASTRID'S SAINTS Kickstarter Promo Shark Tank Audition Pre-Production Mood

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Product Description Dark Waters [BLU-RAY ] Review "The best horror film that no one has heard of. Until now." ---10KBullets.com "A lost masterpiece of art-house horror." ---Filmmaker Magazine "A SINGULAR EXPERIENCE… Baino is a master of light and shadow." --ClassicHorror.com

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When a young woman attempts to uncover her connection to an island convent, she unlocks an unholy communion of torment, blasphemy and demonic carnage. THE WORLDWIDE UHD PREMIERE THREE DISC COLLECTION WITH 2 VERSIONS OF THE FILM AND 6+ HOURS OF SPECIAL FEATURES It's been acclaimed as "a '90s masterpiece" (Father Son Holy Gore), "a potent miasma of Lovecraftian nightmares" (Confluence of Cult) and compared to the works of Bergman, Bava and Argento. Now experience the 1994 Director's Cut of the classic debut feature by director Mariano Baino (ASTRID'S SAINTS), in UHD for the first time ever: When a young Englishwoman attempts to discover her mysterious connection to a remote island convent, she will unlock an unholy communion of torment, blasphemy and demonic carnage. Louise Salter (INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE) stars in "Baino's loving ode to The Golden Age of Italian Horror" (Genre Grinder) scanned in 4K from the original camera negative complete with the 2006 Director's Cut and over 6 hours of new and archival Special Features produced by Baino. Special Features Introduction To 1994 Director's Cut By Writer/Director Mariano Baino DE MIRANDIS IN UMBRA: Folk Horror, Neapolitan Wonders And Mariano Baino's DARK WATERS Fear The Old Gods - A Personal Journey In Search Of Lovecraft Among Italy's Bleeding Saints A Tale Of Two Cuts AB INITIO: The Origins Of DARK WATERS - A Conversation With Co-Writer/Associate Producer Andy M. Bark Audio Commentary For 2006 Director's Cut With Writer/Director Mariano Baino Lovecraft Made Me Do It Featurette Let There Be Water Featurette Controlling The Uncontrollable Featurette Deep Into The Dark Waters Featurette Silent Blooper Reel With Commentary By Mariano Baino And NoShame Films' Michele De Angelis 1994 Director's Cut Trailer Mariano Baino Short Films THE DREAM CAR, CARUNCULA And NEVER EVER AFTER With Optional Commentary By Mariano Baino NEVER EVER AFTER Making-Of Featurette Bonus Materials Introduction To 1994 Director's Cut By Writer/Director Mariano Baino DE MIRANDIS IN UMBRA: Folk Horror, Neapolitan Wonders And Mariano Baino's DARK WATERS Fear The Old Gods – A Personal Journey In Search Of Lovecraft Among Italy's Bleeding Saints A Tale Of Two Cuts AB INITIO: The Origins Of DARK WATERS – A Conversation With Co-Writer/Associate Producer Andy M. Bark Audio Commentary For 2006 Director's Cut With Writer/Director Mariano Baino Lovecraft Made Me Do It Featurette Let There Be Water Featurette Controlling The Uncontrollable Featurette Deep Into The Dark Waters Featurette Silent Blooper Reel With Commentary By Mariano Baino And NoShame Films' Michele De Angelis DREAM CAR (1989) – Short Film By Mariano Baino With Optional Commentary By Mariano Baino CARUNCULA (1990) – Short Film By Mariano Baino With Optional Commentary By Mariano Baino NEVER EVER AFTER (2004) – Short Film By Mariano Baino With Optional Commentary By Mariano Baino NEVER EVER AFTER Making-Of Featurette 1994 Director's Cut Trailer Cast & Crew Actors: Louise Salter as Elizabeth Venera Simmons as Sarah Mariya Kapnist as Mother Superior Director: Mariano Baino Producer: Victor Zuev