The survivors leave a naval battle only to encounter another threat ashore.
Landfall creates a second front in Cursed Waters. After a naval battle destroys their ship, the surviving pirates reach an island where a cult poses another threat while the navy continues its pursuit. Wicked Monkey Pictures’ official film synopsis.
The island therefore has two functions in the premise. It is somewhere the shipwrecked group can reach after losing its vessel, and it is a place with its own concealed history and hostile occupants. Wicked Monkey Pictures’ official film synopsis.
Wicked Monkey Pictures’ synopsis links the cult to secrets that have remained buried for centuries. It leaves those secrets unexplained, placing the discovery within the pirates’ struggle to survive. Wicked Monkey Pictures’ official film synopsis.
The immediate problem is escape. Getting out of the water has not removed the naval danger, and staying on the island exposes the survivors to people already established there. The film connects a maritime pursuit to a contained confrontation on land. Wicked Monkey Pictures’ official film synopsis.