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Plot

Directed by Walter Salles Jr., this remake of Hideo Nakata's supernatural psychological drama Honogurai Mizuno Soko Kara revolves around the plight of a single mother (Jennifer Connelly) whose messy divorce and subsequent battle for the custody of her five-year-old daughter is taking a heavy toll on her emotional well-being. Ultimately, the mother and daughter are able to relocate to an apartment, which, despite its excessively dilapidated interior, seems to be an adequate location for beginning a new life. Before long, however, what appears to be the spirit of a young girl begins to haunt them. No stranger to mental illness, the wary young woman brushes the visions aside as part of the inherent stress of making the transition from housewife to working, single mom. As time goes by and the apparent haunting does not subside, the apartment's new residents are forced to examine the history of its former tenants. Dark Water also features performances from John C. Reilly, Tim Roth, and Dougray Scott.
MPAA Rating:
PG-13 for mature thematic material, frightening sequences, disturbing images and brief language.
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Horror
Run Time:
105min.
Theatrical Release Date:
07/08/2005
DVD Release Date:
12/26/2005
Distributor(s):
Buena Vista
Director(s):
Walter Salles, Jr.
Starring:
Jennifer Connelly , John C. Reilly , Tim Roth , Dougray Scott , Pete Postlethwaite
Themes:
Haunted By the Past,Starting Over,Custody Battles,Mothers and Daughters,Ghosts
Tone:
Paranoid,Tense,Nocturnal,Claustrophobic,Creepy,Gloomy,Ominous
Keywords:
apartment,custody-battle,divorce,ex-husband,ghost,single-parent,starting-over,supernatural-forces
Country of Origin:
USA (07-08-2005)
Language:
English