''The Drowning'' is a 2016 American-Hong Kong thriller drama film directed by

Bette Gordon Bette Gordon (born June 22, 1950) is an American filmmaker and professor at Columbia University School of the Arts. She is best known for her films ''Variety'' (1983) and '' Handsome Harry'' (2009) both of which received critical acclaim in Nort ...

and starring Josh Charles,

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and

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. It is based on

Pat Barker Patricia Mary W. Barker, (née Drake; born 8 May 1943) is an English writer and novelist. She has won many awards for her fiction, which centres on themes of memory, trauma, survival and recovery. Her work is described as direct, blunt and pl ...

's 2001 novel ''

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''.

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 *

as Lauren Seymour *

as Danny Miller *

Tracie Thoms Tracie Nicole Thoms is an Emmy-nominated American television, film, and stage actress and singer. She is known for her roles in ''Rent'', ''Cold Case'', '' The Devil Wears Prada'', ''Death Proof'', and the short-lived Fox television series ''Wo ...

as Angela * John C. McGinley as Teddy *

Leo Fitzpatrick Leonardo Aurellio Randy Fitzpatrick is an American actor and co-director of the Marlborough Chelsea gallery. He is best known as Telly in '' Kids'' (1995) and Johnny Weeks in ''The Wire'' (2002–2004). Career He was discovered at age 14 by ...

as Angus MacDonald *

Robert Clohessy Robert Clohessy (born June 10, 1957) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Correctional Officer Sean Murphy on the HBO prison drama '' Oz'' from seasons 3–6, in addition to playing Officer Patrick Flaherty on the NBC police pro ...

as Captain Miller *Jasper Newell as Young Danny *Sam Lilja as Jeremy

Reception

The film has a 50% rating on

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. Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave the film one star. Diego Semerene of '' Slant Magazine'' awarded the film half a star out of four.

References

External links

* * Hong Kong thriller films American thriller films Films based on British novels 2010s English-language films Films directed by Bette Gordon Films scored by Anton Sanko 2010s American films 2010s Hong Kong films {{2010s-HongKong-film-stub