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The Weight of Water

Summary: A newspaper photographer researches an 1873 double homicide and finds her own life paralleling that of a witness who survived the tragic ordeal.
Runtime: 1 h 54 min
MPAA: R

Language: English
Movie budget: $ 16,000,000
Domestic: $ 109,130
International: $ 212,149
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