The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water

113 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 25, 2000

A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness.

The Weight of Water

113 mins | Drama, Thriller, Mystery | Sept. 25, 2000

The Weight of Water
A newspaper photographer, Jean, researches the lurid and sensational axe murder of two women in 1873 as an editorial tie-in with a brutal modern double murder. She discovers a cache of papers that appear to give an account of the murders by an eyewitness.
IMDb rating 5.8
Producers StudioCanal, Miracle Pictures, Palomar Pictures, Manifest Film Company
Original title The Weight of Water
Directors David Webb, Kathryn Bigelow
Writers Anita Shreve, Alice Arlen, Christopher Kyle

Cast

Sean Penn

as Thomas Janes

Catherine McCormack

as Jean Janes

Elizabeth Hurley

as Adaline Gunne

Sarah Polley

as Maren Hontvedt

Josh Lucas

as Rich Janes

Ciarán Hinds

as Louis Wagner

Richard Donat

as Mr. Plaisted

Ulrich Thomsen

as John Hontvedt

Anders W. Berthelsen

as Evan Christenson

Joseph Rutten

as Judge

John Walf

as Defense Attorney

Katrin Cartlidge

as Karen Christenson

Vinessa Shaw

as Anethe Christenson

Adam Curry

as Emil Ingerbretson

John Maclaren

as Dr. Parsons

Rita Kvist

as Young Maren Christenson

Jan Tore Kristoffersen

as Young Evan Christenson

Catherine Kellner

as College Student

Karl Júlíusson

as Mr. Christenson

Peter Cobbold

as Priest

R. D. Call

as Coast Guard Officer

Richard Scobie

as Clerk