Directed by:
Kathryn BigelowCinematography:
Adrian BiddleComposer:
David HirschfelderCast:
Catherine McCormack, Sarah Polley, Sean Penn, Josh Lucas, Elizabeth Hurley, Ciarán Hinds, Ulrich Thomsen, Anders W. Berthelsen, Vinessa Shaw (more)Plots(1)
Two stories unravel simultaneously in this dark and suspenseful film. The first story, set in the present day, concerns a photographer, Jean (Catherine McCormack). She is working on an article for a magazine about a pair of bloody murders that happened 200 years before on the Isle of Shoals, just off the coast of New Hampshire. To get the pictures she needs she must visit the location of the murders, and so her husband, Thomas (Sean Penn), arranges a yachting trip with his brother, Rich (Josh Lucas), and Rich's girlfriend, Adaline (Elizabeth Hurley). The foursome pal around, enjoying the sea and the sun, while Adaline shamelessly seduces Thomas. Meanwhile, Jean is reliving the Isle of Shoals murders in her head, which is where the second story comes in. Maren (Sarah Polley) is a Norwegian woman who has recently immigrated to America with her husband. When her sister (Katrin Cartlidge) and sister-in-law (Vinessa Shaw) are brutally bludgeoned to death with an axe, she is the sole survivor, and thus the only one who knows the truth about what happened. THE WEIGHT OF WATER draws a parallel between these two tense episodes, as the surf swirls menacingly, foretelling imminent disaster. (Studio Home Entertainment)
(more)Cast
Catherine McCormack
UK
Best movies:
Braveheart (1995)
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
Promise at Dawn (2017)
Sarah Polley
Canada
Best movies:
John Adams (2008) (series)
The Secret Life of Words (2005)
My Life Without Me (2003)
Sean Penn
USA
Best movies:
The Game (1997)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Persepolis (2007)
Josh Lucas
USA
Best movies:
Ford v Ferrari (2019)
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Elizabeth Hurley
UK
Best movies:
Sharpe's Enemy (1994) (TV movie)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song (2000)
Double Whammy (2001)
Ciarán Hinds
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Road to Perdition (2002)
Ulrich Thomsen
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Adam's Apples (2005)
The Company (2007) (series)
Anders W. Berthelsen
Denmark
Best movies:
Daniel (2019)
We Shall Overcome (2006)
Worlds Apart (2008)
Vinessa Shaw
USA
Best movies:
Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
3:10 to Yuma (2007)
Badland (2007)
Katrin Cartlidge
UK
Best movies:
Breaking the Waves (1996)
No Man's Land (2001)
Before the Rain (1994)
Catherine Kellner
USA
Best movies:
Dedication (2007)
Spring Forward (1999)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
R.D. Call
USA
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Babel (2006)
Richard Scobie
Best movies:
The Weight of Water (2000)
The Suburbans (1999)
Karl Júlíusson
Iceland
Best movies:
The Weight of Water (2000)
Richard Donat
Canada
Best movies:
Life with Billy (1994) (TV movie)
Martin's Day (1985)
Net Worth (1995) (TV movie)
John MacLaren
Canada
Best movies:
Maurice Richard (2005)
Race (2016)
Capote (2005)
Joseph Rutten
Netherlands
Best movies:
Life with Billy (1994) (TV movie)
Marion Bridge (2002)
The Real Howard Spitz (1998)
Rita Kvist
Best movies:
The Weight of Water (2000)
Jan Tore Kristoffersen
Best movies:
Only Clouds Move the Stars (1998)
The Weight of Water (2000)