Film · 2001

The Weight of Water

Name: The Weight of Water
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Released: 2001-08-10
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Ciarán Hinds, Sarah Polley, Ulrich Thomsen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Katrin Cartlidge

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · starring Ciarán Hinds, Sarah Polley and Ulrich Thomsen

1 h 53 min
15
Crime · Drama · Mystery

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Synopsis

A 2000 French-American mystery thriller film based on Anita Shreve's 1997 novel of the same name, ' The Weihght of Water'. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film stars Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, and Sarah Polley. The film was shot in Nova Scotia. Although it premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival. A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness. The plot weaves between the narrative of the eyewitness and Jean's private struggle with jealousies and suspicions as her marriage teeters.

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The essentials

Runtime: 113 min1 hour and 53 minutes
Budget: $16mStudio Canal
Rating: 15Suitable only for 15 years and over

How long is The Weight of Water?: 1 hour and 53 minutes (113 minutes).
Who directed The Weight of Water?: Kathryn Bigelow.
Who is in The Weight of Water?: It stars Ciarán Hinds, Sarah Polley, Ulrich Thomsen and Anders W. Berthelsen.
Where can I watch The Weight of Water?: In the UK you can watch it with a channel on Prime Video.