The Weight of Water

Name: The Weight of Water
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 2001-03-30
Duration: 1 h 53 min
Cast: Sean Penn, Catherine McCormack, Elizabeth Hurley, Sarah Polley

2001 · 1h 53m · Drama, Mystery, Thriller · France, United States of America · Rated R (US)

Hell hath no fury...

A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.

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Kathryn Bigelow

Written by

Alice Arlen, Christopher Kyle

Based on the novel by

Anita Shreve

Starring

Sean Penn, Catherine McCormack, Elizabeth Hurley, Sarah Polley

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