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In Taut Heist Film 'Low Tide,' Teens Find Treasure, Things Go Wrong

In writer-director Kevin McMullin's skillful and efficient debut feature, teen burglars on the Jersey Shore discover a bag of gold coins, inciting a string of twists, turns and betrayals.
In<em> Low Tide</em> starring Jaeden Martell, three teens pay a heavy price after finding a hidden stash of golden coins.

For the teenage burglars in , a taut indie thriller composed of spare parts, robbing houses along the Jersey Shore is as much an act of class resentment as it is a bid for extra cash. Summer after summer, these townies are reminded how the other half lives, as the like-aged children of wealthy families cruise the streets in luxury cars, throw

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