The Drowning
Directed byBette Gordon
Screenplay by
Based onBorder Crossing
by Pat Barker
Produced by
  • Daniel L. Blanc
  • Radium Cheung
  • Jamin O'Brien
Starring
CinematographyRadium Cheung
Edited byJohn David Allen
Music byAnton Sanko
Production
company
The Film Community
Distributed byPaladin
Release date
  • 8 October 2016 (2016-10-08) (Warsaw)
Running time
95 minutes
Countries
  • United States
  • Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish

The Drowning is a 2016 American-Hong Kong thriller drama film directed by Bette Gordon and starring Josh Charles, Julia Stiles and Avan Jogia.[1][2] It is based on Pat Barker's 2001 novel Border Crossing.[3][4][5][6]

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

Reception

The film has a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[7] Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave the film one star.[8] Diego Semerene of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four.[9]

References

  1. Crump, Andy (12 May 2017). "The Drowning". Paste. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. Stevenson, Jonathan (10 May 2017). "The Deep End: Bette Gordon's The Drowning". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. Edelstein, David (12 May 2017). "Bette Gordon's The Drowning Is a Gripping Study of Male Weakness". Vulture.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. Kiang, Jessica (10 May 2017). "Film Review: 'The Drowning'". Variety. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  5. Hereford, André (10 May 2017). "Film Review: The Drowning". Film Journal International. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  6. Linden, Sheri (10 May 2017). "'The Drowning': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  7. "The Drowning". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  8. Abrams, Simon (10 May 2017). "The Drowning". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  9. Semerene, Diego (9 May 2017). "The Drowning". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2017.


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