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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.[1][2] It is based on Pat Barker's 2001 novel Border Crossing.[3][4][5][6]
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.
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]