The Weight of Water (film)

The Weight of Water
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKathryn Bigelow
Screenplay byAlice Arlen
Christopher Kyle
Based onThe Weight of Water
by Anita Shreve
Produced byA. Kitman Ho
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Janet Yang
StarringElizabeth Hurley
Catherine McCormack
Sean Penn
Sarah Polley
CinematographyAdrian Biddle
Edited byHoward E. Smith
Music byDavid Hirschfelder
Production
company
Distributed byLions Gate Films (United States)
BAC Films (France)
Release dates
  • September 9, 2000 (2000-09-09) (TIFF)
  • July 31, 2002 (2002-07-31) (France)
  • November 1, 2002 (2002-11-01) (US)
Running time
113 minutes
CountriesFrance
United States
LanguageEnglish
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.

  1. ^ "The Weight of Water (2000) - International Box Office Results". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. November 22, 2002. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  2. ^ Tribute.ca