The Weight of Water | |
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Directed by | Kathryn Bigelow |
Screenplay by | Alice Arlen Christopher Kyle |
Based on | The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve |
Produced by | A. Kitman Ho Sigurjón Sighvatsson Janet Yang |
Starring | Elizabeth Hurley Catherine McCormack Sean Penn Sarah Polley |
Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
Edited by | Howard E. Smith |
Music by | David Hirschfelder |
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Distributed by | Lions Gate Films |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
Countries | France United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $16 million |
Box office | $321,279[1] |
The Weight of Water is a 2000 mystery thriller film based on Anita Shreve's 1997 novel The Weight of Water. Directed by Kathryn Bigelow, the film stars Elizabeth Hurley, Catherine McCormack, Sean Penn, Josh Lucas, Vinessa Shaw, Katrin Cartlidge, Ciaran Hinds, and Sarah Polley. The film was shot in Nova Scotia.[2] Although it premiered at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival, it was not released in the United States until November 1, 2002.