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The Flood: Who Will Save Our Children?
In rural Comfort, Texas, the strict protestant Horizon Bible church community holds its annual, pretty strictly supervised summer camp, with mandatory prayer sessions, for fraternizing teens from all over the States. The day before their departure, storm weather is announced, the busses even ride early to keep ahead, but the wind makes a river rise too fast: the busses are caught, everybody must run on foot. As TV reporters see from their helicopter, the rising water is too fast for one bus after choosing the wrong way, children and staff must climb in trees but can't cling on very long.
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Plot Summary
A small town in the Midwest is threatened by a massive flood as a powerful hurricane approaches the coast. The mayor and a team of engineers race against time to reinforce the town's levee system before the devastating waters arrive. Amidst the chaos and rising panic, residents must find a way to survive and protect their families from the impending natural disaster.
Critical Reception
The film was a made-for-television movie that received a mixed to positive reception, often praised for its dramatic tension and portrayal of community resilience in the face of disaster. However, some critics noted its formulaic approach to the disaster genre.
What Reviewers Say
Praised for its tense depiction of a natural disaster and its impact on a small community.
Noted for strong performances from its lead actors in portraying the emotional toll of the crisis.
Viewed as a solid, albeit somewhat predictable, entry in the television disaster movie genre.
Google audience: As a television movie from the early 90s, detailed user reviews on Google are not readily available. However, similar films of the era often appealed to audiences looking for dramatic survival stories with relatable characters facing extreme circumstances.
Fun Fact
The film was part of a wave of disaster movies produced for television in the 1990s, focusing on natural calamities and the human response to them.
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