Summary
Anyone who is interested inthe wild and intense world of cryptocurrencyand who spends time on Reddit will want to check out the trailer forthe upcoming thrillerCold Water, which Cutter Hodierne directs.
Cold Walletfollowsvigilante Redditors who try to get revenge on a cryptocurrency scam and starta home invasion that goes wrong. Although they attempt to kidnap the influencer, played by Josh Brener, who led them down this path, things don’t work out as planned.
The trailer shows the main characters realizing they owe over $60,000 and feeling lost and hopeless. They discuss their predicament and then go shopping for guns. While they attempt to log into the influencer’s accounts and get money from him, they realize this home invasion isn’t so simple.
Cold WaterstarsRaul Castillo, Tony Cavalero, Brener, Zoe Winters, and Melanie Diaz.Smile 2fans will recognize Castillo, who played Darius Bravo inSmile 2,which horror fans can watch at home. Castillo’s other film credits includeBreathe,The Inspection,Night Teeth, andKnives Out. As for the cast’s other projects, Winters starred onSuccession, Brener appeared onSilicon Valley, Cavalero was inThe Righteous Gemstones, and Diaz starred on theCharmedreboot.Cold Water’s directorHodierne’s previous work includes directing short films such as 2008’sThe Bicycle Thiefand 2012’sFishing Without Nets. He alsodirected the feature-length version ofFishing Without Nets, which was released in 2014.
It’s always fun to see athriller movie that switches up the home invasion plot, and from the fast-paced trailer, it’s clear thatCold Watertells a story that isn’t what it seems. Of course, it would be boring if the main characters got exactly what they wanted from the opening scene, so they’re likely going to struggle a lot before the movie’s conclusion. Castillo’s performance is already impressive in the trailer as he wrestles with the impossible situation that he is thrust into.Cold Wateroffers up a shocking and exciting story while having something thoughtful to say about financial pressures and cryptocurrency.
In an interview withThe AU Review, Hodierne talked about working onCold Waterand explained thathe took inspiration fromthe beloved Stephen King horror movieThe Shining.He said:
“I know that’s a bold one to try and borrow from, but there’s something really cool about the big mansion, or in the case of that film the hotel. That starkness, mano a mano, not-in-a-hurry to cause pain…knowing the prey has nowhere to go. I don’t want to give anything away, but I feel like we were restrained when it came to the story going off the rails and the chaos erupting. But we still maintained a psychological urgency.”
Cold Waterpremiered at the SXSW Film & TV Festival andwill bein theaters and on digital on February 28th, 2025.
