The Weight of Water
– A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873..
A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness.
31 Jul 2002
English
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.
Kathryn Bigelow
Anita Shreve (novel), Alice Arlen (screenplay), Christopher Kyle (screenplay)
Ciarán Hinds, Richard Donat, Sarah Polley, Ulrich Thomsen
A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness. The plot weaves between the narrative of the eyewitness and Jean's private struggle with jealousies and suspicions as her marriage teeters.
1 win & 1 nomination.
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