The Drowning (film)

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]

The Drowning
Directed byBette Gordon
Produced byDaniel L. Blanc
Radium Cheung
Jamin O'Brien
Screenplay byStephen Molton
Frank Pugliese
Based onBorder Crossing
by Pat Barker
StarringJosh Charles
Julia Stiles
Avan Jogia
Music byAnton Sanko
CinematographyRadium Cheung
Edited byJohn David Allen
Production
company
The Film Community
Distributed byPaladin
Release date
  • October 8, 2016 (2016-10-08) (Warsaw)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish

The fourth film from Bette Gordon, and based on the acclaimed book by Pat Barker, 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]

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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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