The Drowning (2016)

A psychiatrist faces his past, present and future when he finds himself involved in the treatment of a young man recently released from prison for a murder committed when the boy was just 11 years old.

Director:

Bette Gordon

Writers:

Pat Barker (novel), Stephen Molton (screenplay)

Stars:

Avan Jogia, Julia Stiles, Josh Charles

Cast

Credited cast:
Avan Jogia	...	Danny Miller
Julia Stiles	...	Lauren Seymour
Josh Charles	...	Tom Seymour
John C. McGinley	...	Teddy
Tracie Thoms	...	Angela
Leo Fitzpatrick	...	Angus MacDonald
Robert Clohessy	...	Captain Miller
Ellen Tamaki	...	Barista
Mike Houston	...	Louis
Jasper Newell	...	Young Danny
Nancy Ellen Shore	...	College Professor
Kim Ramirez	...	Stacey Jones
Kim Brockington	...	Judge Evelyn Rene
Andrea Barnes	...	Head ER Nurse
Vin Scialla	...	Neil

Storyline

When child psychologist Tom Seymour plunges into a river to save a young man from suicide, his own repressed memories flood back. For Tom begins to realize that the young boy's challenging journey was careening out of control straight towards his past!

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Plot Keywords:

psychiatrist | child psychiatrist | saving a life | self defense | mental patient | 

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA Hong Kong

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 May 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Border Crossing

Filming Locations:

New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Film Community

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed with the support of the New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development.

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Goofs

When Tom meets Danny in the house where the killing occurred, Danny points a semi-automatic pistol at Tom. In the views facing Danny the pistol is ready to fire but in the views from behind, the pistol's slide is locked back.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Katy Perry/Josh Charles/Al Madrigal (2017)

User Reviews

A good idea badly executed!

They could have done so much with this movie and it's main concept. However, it spends too much time trying to set the scene and not enough on actually telling the story. Some of the camera angles were very unusual and the characters were all unlikable which if the story had been carried out in the right way may have added to the premise of the entire film. Avoid if you want an interesting story.