''Waterborne'' is a 2005 independent film directed by

Ben Rekhi Ben Rekhi is an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for '' Waterborne'' (2005), ''Fun Size Horror: Volume One'' (2015), and ''The Ashram'' (2018). Education Ben Rekhi graduated from New York University's Tisch School of ...

and starring

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Ajay Naidu Ajay Kalahastri Naidu (born February 12, 1972) is an American actor best known for playing Samir in ''Office Space''. Naidu was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film '' SubUrbia''. Ea ...

Jake Muxworthy Jake Muxworthy (born September 10, 1978) is an American movie and TV actor. Jake's first appearances in big roles were in the early 2000s, after doing many cameo roles previously. He mostly appears on '' horror'' and '' thriller'' genres. He also ...

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, Christopher Berry,

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and

Mageina Tovah Mageina Tovah (born July 26, 1979) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Glynis Figliola in the television series ''Joan of Arcadia'' (2003–2005), as Ursula Ditkovich in Sam Raimi's ''Spider-Man'' trilogy and Zelda Schif ...

. The plot concerns the fates of three different groups of people after a terrorist attack pollutes the water supply of Los Angeles, resulting in a severe

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. The score was written and performed by

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. It was the first feature film available for purchase on at the

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store and won the Special Audience Award at the

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in 2005.

Cast

... Zach *Jake Muxworthy ... Bodi *

... Ritter * Christopher Berry ... Carlton (as Chris Berry) *

... Vikram Bhatti *

... Lillian *

... Heera Bhatti *

Lindsay Price Lindsay Jaylyn Price Stone (born December 6, 1976) is an American television actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Janet Sosna on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and as Victory Ford on '' Lipstick Jungle''. She is also known for her wor ...

... Jasmine *Clara Smyth ... Clara *

Noah Segan Noah Gideon Segan (born October 5, 1983) is an American actor. He is best known for his work in the films '' Looper'', ''Brick'', and ''Deadgirl''. He is known for his many collaborations with filmmaker Rian Johnson. Early life Segan was born i ...

... Donovan *

Jenna Dewan Jenna Lee Dewan (; born December 3, 1980) is an American actress and dancer. She started her career as a backup dancer for Janet Jackson, and later worked with artists including Christina Aguilera, Pink, and Missy Elliott. She is known for her r ...

... Devi *Sarabjit Singh Kaloti ... Gulu *

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... Connors *

Don Swayze Donald Carl Swayze (born August 10, 1958) is an American character actor, noted for acting in dramatic series and soap operas as well as several feature films, and theatrical work. Early life Swayze was born in Houston, Texas, the middle child of ...

... Otis *Bubba Da Skitso ... Pat *David Parry ... Daniel Polowski *Leanne Suter ... Jenna Constans *Anthony Reynolds ... Lt. Strauss *Chase Mallen ... Maren *Charlie Talbert ... George *Fidel Gomez ... Natty Dread *Teren Greathouse ... Gabe *Lee Cherry ... Xavier *

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... John Davidson * Dino Campanella ... Looter #1 *Nikki Sinai ... Looter #2 *Helen Kumari ... News Reporter *Amy Powell ... News Reporter

Reception

''Waterborne'' has an overall approval rating of 100% on

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References

External links

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