The Drowning (film)

The Drowning
Directed by	Bette Gordon
Screenplay by	Stephen Molton Frank Pugliese
Based on	Border Crossing by Pat Barker
Produced by	Daniel L. Blanc Radium Cheung Jamin O'Brien
Starring	Josh Charles Julia Stiles Avan Jogia
Cinematography	Radium Cheung
Edited by	John David Allen
Music by	Anton Sanko
Production company	The Film Community
Distributed by	Paladin
Release date	8 October 2016 (2016-10-08)(Warsaw)
Running time	95 minutes
Countries	United States Hong Kong
Language	English

The Drowning is a 2016 thriller drama film directed by Bette Gordon and starring Josh Charles, Julia Stiles and Avan Jogia. ^{[1] [2]} An American-Hong Kong co-production, the film 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

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 46% of 13 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.5/10. ^[7] Metacritic , which uses a weighted average , assigned the film a score of 43 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews. ^[8] Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave the film one star. ^[9] Diego Semerene of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four. ^[10]

References

1. Crump, Andy (12 May 2017). "The Drowning". Paste . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
2. Stevenson, Jonathan (10 May 2017). "The Deep End: Bette Gordon's The Drowning". Brooklyn Magazine . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
3. Edelstein, David (12 May 2017). "Bette Gordon's The Drowning Is a Gripping Study of Male Weakness". Vulture.com . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
4. Kiang, Jessica (10 May 2017). "Film Review: 'The Drowning'". Variety . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
5. Hereford, André (10 May 2017). "Film Review: The Drowning". Film Journal International . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
6. Linden, Sheri (10 May 2017). "'The Drowning': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
7. "The Drowning". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved 24 August 2025.
8. "The Drowning". Metacritic . Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
9. Abrams, Simon (10 May 2017). "The Drowning". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 23 December 2017.
10. Semerene, Diego (9 May 2017). "The Drowning". Slant Magazine . Retrieved 23 December 2017.

External links

• The Drowning at IMDb