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The Chronology of Water

Synopsis

Growing up in an environment ravaged by violence and alcohol, Lidia, a young woman, struggles to find her way. She manages to escape her family and enters university, where she finds refuge in literature. Little by little, words offer her an unexpected freedom… Adapted from Lidia Yuknavitch's best-selling autobiographical novel, THE CHRONOLOGY OF WATER explores how trauma can be transformed into art.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2025 - Un Certain Regard - World premiere

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Features
Running time
128 min
Director
Kristen Stewart 1st Feature
Producer
Rebecca Feuer, Charles Gillibert, Maggie McLean, Dylan Meyer, Andy Mingo, Michael Pruss, Svetlana Punte, Ridley Scott, Kristen Stewart, Yulia Zayceva
Executive Producer
Scott Aharoni, Chris Cooper, Sinan Eczacibasi, Daniel John Goldberg, Abigail Honor, Yan Vizinberg, Metin Alihan Yalcindag
Editor
Olivia Neergaard-Holm
Screenwriter
Kristen Stewart (Screenplay), Andy Mingo (Screenplay), Lidia Yuknavitch (Memoir)
Director of Photography
Corey C. Waters
Production Designer
Jen Dunlap
Principal cast
Imogen Poots, Thora Birch, Earl Cave, Michael Epp, Susannah Flood, Kim Gordon, Jim Belushi

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, France, Latvia, Spain, UK co-production

Scott Free Productions (US, UK), CG Cinéma (FR), Curious Gremlin (US), Forma Pro Films (ES), Lorem Ipsum Corp. (US, UK), NeverMind Productions (US), Scala Films (UK), Telekompanija Forma Pro (LV)

Scott Free Productions

Lorem Ipsum Corp.

Scala Productions

Sales Company

Les Films du Losange

Alice Lesort

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