The Drowning is a 2016 American-Hong Kong thriller drama film directed by Bette Gordon and starring Josh Charles, Julia Stiles and Avan Jogia.[1][2] It is based on Pat Barker's 2001 novel Border Crossing.[3][4][5][6]
Plot
The Drowning tells the story of a forensic psychologist haunted by his expert witness testimony that sent a young boy to prison for a chilling murder. When the boy later reappears in his life, he is drawn into a destructive, soul-searching reinvestigation of the case.
Cast
- Josh Charles as Tom Seymour
- Julia Stiles as Lauren Seymour
- Avan Jogia as Danny Miller
- Tracie Thoms as Angela
- John C. McGinley as Teddy
- Leo Fitzpatrick as Angus MacDonald
- Robert Clohessy as Captain Miller
- Jasper Newell as Young Danny
- Sam Lilja as Jeremy
Reception
The film has a 50% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[7] Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave the film one star.[8] Diego Semerene of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four.[9]
References
- ^ Crump, Andy (12 May 2017). "The Drowning". Paste. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Stevenson, Jonathan (10 May 2017). "The Deep End: Bette Gordon's The Drowning". Brooklyn Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Edelstein, David (12 May 2017). "Bette Gordon's The Drowning Is a Gripping Study of Male Weakness". Vulture.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Kiang, Jessica (10 May 2017). "Film Review: 'The Drowning'". Variety. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Hereford, André (10 May 2017). "Film Review: The Drowning". Film Journal International. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Linden, Sheri (10 May 2017). "'The Drowning': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ "The Drowning". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Abrams, Simon (10 May 2017). "The Drowning". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ Semerene, Diego (9 May 2017). "The Drowning". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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