In a world where all water sources are contaminated, many lifeforms face extinction. Hubert Davis’ The Well opens with a disturbing account of how it all started—and why boiling water isn’t enough. It immediately raises the question: how long can humanity survive? The film wastes no time in showing how isolated the society has become.
The story centers on the Devine family and their growing paranoia over strangers near their hideout. Sarah (Shailyn Pierre-Dixon) and her parents (Arnold Pinnock and Joanne Boland) live off the grid, lucky to have found a clean water source. When a wounded outsider (Idrissa Sanogo) stumbles into their lives and begs for a drink, they hesitate. The moral dilemma of “should they help or not?” drives the plot. What unfolds is an engrossing thriller that avoids heavy special effects or dense world-building to keep viewers hooked through to the end.