The Drowning (film)

The Drowning
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 (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

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.^[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

^ 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.

External links

The Drowning at IMDb
The Drowning at Rotten Tomatoes

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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.

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