Documentary backdrop image for After the Inundation (1985)

Documentary backdrop image for After the Inundation (1985)

198517 minPGdoc-short

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

After the Inundation

198517 minPGdoc-short

6.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Some inhabitants of a flooded village refuse to leave, spending their final days by the reservoir created by dam construction.

Genres

Director

Aleksandar Stasenko

Synopsis

Some inhabitants of a flooded village refuse to leave, spending their final days by the reservoir created by dam construction.

People

Aleksandar Stasenkodirector

Aleksandar Stasenkowriter

Synopsis

In a flooded village, residents confront the aftermath of dam construction. They remain in their homes, choosing to stay despite the rising water. The documentary captures their final moments by the reservoir. Filmed in 1985, it presents the struggle between community attachment and forced relocation.

Comments

What are people saying?

Play More Like This

How a deadly flood reshaped this German town (2026)

How a deadly flood reshaped this German town

In the Ahr valley, survivors of the 2021 flood in Germany are implementing engineering solutions to rebuild their town and prepare for future disasters.

How a deadly flood reshaped this German town

A Malaysian Village On The Verge Of Destruction (2007)

A Malaysian Village On The Verge Of Destruction

The Bakun Dam threatens the Kenyah tribe's land and community in Malaysia's fight for survival.

A Malaysian Village On The Verge Of Destruction

The Bangladeshi River Ruined by Pollution (2016)

The Bangladeshi River Ruined by Pollution

The Buriganga River faces severe pollution, threatening the community's survival without clean water.

The Bangladeshi River Ruined by Pollution

Germany remembers deadly flood disaster, five years on (2026)

Germany remembers deadly flood disaster, five years on

Five years after the devastating 2021 floods in the Ahr Valley, Germany reflects on the lessons learned regarding climate change and flood preparedness.

Germany remembers deadly flood disaster, five years on

Death of a river: a community fights back against sewage in their water (2023)

Death of a river: a community fights back against sewage in their water

A resident fights against sewage pollution in their river, urging to stop sewage going into it.

Death of a river: a community fights back against sewage in their water

The Deadliest Flood in Human History - What Really Happened (2025)

The Deadliest Flood in Human History - What Really Happened

The catastrophic flood of 1931 in China claimed millions of lives, reshaped communities, and highlighted the urgent need for improved disaster preparedness.

The Deadliest Flood in Human History - What Really Happened

People of the Sea: Survival in a World of Water (2025)

People of the Sea: Survival in a World of Water

People in Indonesia and India adapt their lifestyles for survival in a world of water.

People of the Sea: Survival in a World of Water

Living in the Zone: People Who Stayed After the Worst Nuclear Disasters (2023)

Living in the Zone: People Who Stayed After the Worst Nuclear Disasters

In the exclusion zones of Chernobyl and Fukushima, individuals confront ongoing challenges and daily routines while living in areas of high radioactivity.

Living in the Zone: People Who Stayed After the Worst Nuclear Disasters

People Are Making Big Money Kicking Detroit Residents Out Of Their Homes (HBO) (2017)

People Are Making Big Money Kicking Detroit Residents Out Of Their Homes (HBO)

Two locations are discussed, with participants favoring Nashville over Christy, stating, "I like Nashville more than I like Christy."

People Are Making Big Money Kicking Detroit Residents Out Of Their Homes (HBO)

Bombings Force Sloviansk Residents to Flee: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 49) (2014)

Bombings Force Sloviansk Residents to Flee: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 49)

Residents of Sloviansk face ongoing shelling and shortages despite Ukrainian President Poroshenko's ceasefire call.

Bombings Force Sloviansk Residents to Flee: Russian Roulette (Dispatch 49)

Explore After the Inundation

Browse more like this

The Deadliest Flood in Human History - What Really Happened (2025)

The Deadliest Flood in Human History - What Really Happened

The catastrophic flood of 1931 in China claimed millions of lives, reshaped communities, and highlighted the urgent need for improved disaster preparedness.

The Deadliest Flood in Human History - What Really Happened

No digital watch option in your country

People of the Sea: Survival in a World of Water (2025)

People of the Sea: Survival in a World of Water

People in Indonesia and India adapt their lifestyles for survival in a world of water.

People of the Sea: Survival in a World of Water

No digital watch option in your country

Living in the Zone: People Who Stayed After the Worst Nuclear Disasters (2023)

Living in the Zone: People Who Stayed After the Worst Nuclear Disasters

In the exclusion zones of Chernobyl and Fukushima, individuals confront ongoing challenges and daily routines while living in areas of high radioactivity.

Living in the Zone: People Who Stayed After the Worst Nuclear Disasters

No digital watch option in your country

Before the Flood (2005)

Before the Flood

2005•2h30m•★10.0TMDB

Fengjie, a city with a history of over 1,000 years, faces imminent destruction as the Three Gorges Dam prepares to submerge the valley.

Before the Flood

Drowned Out (2002)

Drowned Out

2002•1h15m•★8.0TMDB

About 120 villagers in Jalsindhi face a stark choice: relocate to distant slums, accept inadequate compensation, or remain and drown as the Narmada dam fills.

The Town That Drove Away (2025)

The Town That Drove Away

2025•1h10m•★7.8TMDB

A historic village in Turkey faces forced relocation as a dam project threatens to displace its Kurdish majority community and erase their homes.

The Town That Drove Away

De l'eau jaillit le feu (2023)

De l'eau jaillit le feu

2023•1h15m•★8.0TMDB

Thousands of residents in the marais poitevin region of France unite against a controversial super reservoir project threatening their environment.

De l'eau jaillit le feu

Resurrection (2016)

Resurrection

2016•1h34m•★7.0TMDB

A vibrant ecosystem once teeming with fish and colorful birds has been decimated by industrialization in El Salto, Mexico.

Flood (2008)

Flood

2008•1h32m•★6.5TMDB

Forty years after the Sanmen Gorge dam was built, local farmers face challenges from displacement and resettlement due to its construction.

Kings of Nowhere (2015)

Kings of Nowhere

2015•1h30m•★6.3TMDB

Four families in San Marcos, Mexico, resist abandonment as their town faces submersion from a dam and escalating violence from armed groups.

Kings of Nowhere

Before the Flood: The Last Couple in Vuotos (2000)

Before the Flood: The Last Couple in Vuotos

2000•28m•★7.0TMDB

150 residents, including Veikko and Impi Schroderus, faced displacement when plans for the Vuotos reservoir threatened their home in Finnish Lapland.

Before the Flood: The Last Couple in Vuotos

Is this your film?

If you made this film or hold the rights to it, we'd like to talk. We can license it and pay you a share of what it earns.

License it with us →