The Drowning (film)

2016 film

The Drowning

Directed by| Bette Gordon
Screenplay by|

* Stephen Molton
* Frank Pugliese

Based on| Border Crossing
by Pat Barker
Produced by|

* Daniel L. Blanc
* Radium Cheung
* Jamin O'Brien

Starring|

* Josh Charles
* Julia Stiles
* Avan Jogia

Cinematography| Radium Cheung
Edited by| John David Allen
Music by| Anton Sanko

Production
company

The Film Community

Distributed by| Paladin

Release date

* 8 October 2016 (2016-10-08) (Warsaw)

Running time

| 95 minutes
Countries|

* United States
* Hong Kong

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]

## Plot

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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

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* 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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* The Drowning at IMDb
* The Drowning at Rotten Tomatoes

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