2016 film
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| Directed by | Bette Gordon |
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| Based on | Border Crossing by Pat Barker |
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| Cinematography | Radium Cheung |
| Edited by | John David Allen |
| Music by | Anton Sanko |
| Production company | The Film Community |
| Distributed by | Paladin |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
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| Language | English |
The Drowning is a 2016 American-Hong Kong thriller drama film directed by Bette Gordon and starring Josh Charles, Julia Stiles and Avan Jogia. It is based on Pat Barker's 2001 novel Border Crossing.
Plot
The Drowning tells the story of a forensic psychologist haunted by his expert witness testimony that sent a young boy to prison for a chilling murder. When the boy later reappears in his life, he is drawn into a destructive, soul-searching reinvestigation of the case.
Cast
- Josh Charles as Tom Seymour
- Julia Stiles as Lauren Seymour
- Avan Jogia as Danny Miller
- Tracie Thoms as Angela
- John C. McGinley as Teddy
- Leo Fitzpatrick as Angus MacDonald
- Robert Clohessy as Captain Miller
- Jasper Newell as Young Danny
- Sam Lilja as Jeremy
Reception
The film has a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave the film one star. Diego Semerene of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four.
References
- Crump, Andy (12 May 2017). "The Drowning". Paste. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Stevenson, Jonathan (10 May 2017). "The Deep End: Bette Gordon's The Drowning". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Edelstein, David (12 May 2017). "Bette Gordon's The Drowning Is a Gripping Study of Male Weakness". Vulture.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Kiang, Jessica (10 May 2017). "Film Review: 'The Drowning'". Variety. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Hereford, André (10 May 2017). "Film Review: The Drowning". Film Journal International. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Linden, Sheri (10 May 2017). "'The Drowning': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "The Drowning". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Abrams, Simon (10 May 2017). "The Drowning". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- Semerene, Diego (9 May 2017). "The Drowning". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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