In the quiet, sun-drenched isolation of a secluded home, a fractured family grapples with a haunting mystery in The Boy by the Pool. Directed by Damián Romay, this atmospheric drama centers on a couple, portrayed by Alex Veadov and Laurie Fortier, whose lives are irrevocably altered by the sudden appearance of a mysterious young man, played by Britton Webb. As this enigmatic stranger integrates himself into their fragile domestic sphere, long-buried tensions and unspoken grief begin to surface, challenging their perceptions of trust, family, and reality itself. The film, written by Leo McGuigan, weaves a tense and emotionally charged narrative, exploring how the past can pool into the present with unsettling force. With compelling performances from a cast including Quinn Bozza and Marila Lombrozo, the story builds towards a poignant exploration of loss and the desperate lengths people will go to mend what is broken, all while maintaining an unsettling ambiguity about the boy’s true intentions.