| The Weight of Water | |
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| Directed by | Kathryn Bigelow |
| Produced by | Janet Yang Sigurjón Sighvatsson A. Kitman Ho Steven-Charles Jaffe(executive) |
| Screenplay by | Alice Arlen and Christopher Kyle |
| Based on | The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve |
| Starring | Katrin Cartlidge Ciarán Hinds Elizabeth Hurley Josh Lucas Catherine McCormack Sean Penn Sarah Polley Vinessa Shaw Ulrich Thomsen |
| Music by | David Hirschfelder |
| Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
| Studio | StudioCanal Miracle Pictures Palomar Pictures Manifest Film Company |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
| Release date(s) | November 1, 2002 |
| Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United States France |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $102,622 (US & Canada) |
The Weight of Water is a 2000 film based on the novel of the same name by Anita Shreve. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film stars Sean Penn, Elizabeth Hurley, Sarah Polley, Josh Lucas and Catherine McCormack. Although it premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2000, it was not released in the United States until November 1, 2002.
A newspaper photographer, Jean, travels to the Isles of Shoals with her husband Thomas, his brother Rich, and Rich's girlfriend to research the real-life murder of two women in 1873. In a twist of fate, Jean discovers archived 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 jealousy and suspicion as she suspects her husband of infidelity.
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