The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water

2000 · 113 min · EN · R · 5.6 (148 votes)
Dir. Kathryn Bigelow · Starring Sean Penn, Catherine McCormack, Elizabeth Hurley, Sarah Polley, Josh Lucas, Ciarán Hinds · Music David Hirschfelder

Hell hath no fury...

MysteryDramaThriller

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.

VIBE

A chilling, atmospheric descent into a dark past. The film masterfully blends historical mystery with psychological unease, creating a palpable sense of dread and lingering questions that echo long after the credits roll.

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