The Weight of Water

The Weight of Water

Hell hath no fury...

R 2001 · 113 min · ★ 5.4 · Mystery, Drama, Thriller

A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.

Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · Written by Christopher Kyle

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