The Weight of Water (film)

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The Weight of Water
Promotional poster for The Weight of Water
Directed by	Kathryn Bigelow
Produced by	A. Kitman Ho Sigurjón Sighvatsson Janet Yang
Written by	Anita Shreve (novel) Alice Arlen (screenplay) Christopher Kyle (screenplay)
Starring	Sean Penn Elizabeth Hurley Catherine McCormack Sarah Polley
Music by	David Hirschfelder
Cinematography	Adrian Biddle
Distributed by	Lions Gate Films
Release date(s)	November 1, 2002
Running time	113 min.
Language	English
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The Weight of Water is a 2000 film based off the novel of the same name by Anita Shreve. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film stars Sean Penn, Elizabeth Hurley, Sarah Polley, and Catherine McCormack. Although it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2000, it was not released until November of 2002. [1]

[edit] Plot summary

A newspaper photographer, Jean, travels to the Isles of Shoals with her husband, brother-in-law, and his girlfriend to research the real-life murder of two women in 1873. In a twist of fate, she discovers a storage of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by the lone survivor, a Norwegian immigrant named Maren. The plot weaves between the narrative of these papers and Jean's private struggle with jealosy and suspicion as she suspects her husband of infidelity.