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The Chronology of Water

2025 · 128 min

A raw, immersive plunge into trauma and recovery, carried by visceral performances and a restless, water-soaked intimacy.

Tagline: It takes many miles to swim to a self.
Overview: Plagued by an abusive childhood, a woman finds escape in competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships, and addiction before ultimately finding her voice through writing.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Trauma, healing, identity, addiction
Content: Strong violence, sexual content and language. Mild gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
healing
identity
addiction
family
Places: small town
school
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong