12 Feet Deep, also known as The Deep End, is a psychological horror-thriller film directed by Matt Eskandari. Released in 2017, the film takes a terrifyingly simple premise and turns it into a nerve-racking ordeal of survival, fear, and emotional reckoning. With a minimal cast and a confined setting, the movie explores the primal fear of entrapment and the psychological trauma of its two protagonists as they fight for their lives in a place that’s supposed to be safe—a public swimming pool.The film stars Alexandra Park and Nora-Jane Noone as two estranged sisters who find themselves trapped beneath a fiberglass cover in an Olympic-sized swimming pool, with no one around to help. What begins as an ordinary visit to the community pool quickly spirals into a life-threatening nightmare. With its claustrophobic atmosphere and emotionally charged storytelling, 12 Feet Deep is not just a survival thriller, but also a journey through guilt, redemption, and sisterhood.Set in a quiet suburban town, 12 Feet Deep begins on the last day before a public swimming pool closes for the long Thanksgiving weekend. Sisters Bree and Jonna, each carrying the weight of their own personal struggles, decide to spend some time swimming together. Bree, the older sister, is a responsible, composed woman recovering from an eating disorder and managing a seemingly perfect life. Jonna, on the other hand, is the more impulsive and rebellious of the two, recently out of rehab and struggling with self-worth.As the pool nears closing time, a simple mistake changes everything. Bree drops her engagement ring into the pool, and in the frantic moments of trying to retrieve it, the sisters don’t realize that the facility manager has started the automatic process of locking down the pool. The high-tech fiberglass pool cover begins to close, trapping them both underneath. With no air gaps and no way to alert anyone outside, the sisters are sealed inside the pool, beneath 12 feet of water.Panic quickly sets in. Their cell phones are out of reach. The temperature drops rapidly. The oxygen begins to thin. And worst of all, the pool will remain closed for days. But things become even more dangerous when Clara, a troubled former janitor with a criminal past, discovers them trapped. Instead of helping, Clara decides to exploit their desperate situation for her own gain, threatening their survival even further.As the hours pass, the sisters must confront more than just the physical challenges of survival. Old wounds resurface—resentments, buried secrets, and guilt come to light. Bree’s tightly held façade begins to crack, while Jonna’s inner strength and resilience are tested like never before. The emotional intensity rises as the sisters are forced to depend on each other in ways they never have before.12 Feet Deep cleverly balances raw human emotion with chilling suspense, turning a confined space into a pressure cooker of psychological drama. It’s not just about escaping the pool—it’s about confronting inner demons, healing a broken bond, and finding the will to live when all hope seems lost.