Waterland

Oct 30 1992 R 1h 35m
Drama, Mystery

The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.

Plot

Tom Crick, a high school history teacher, is having trouble connecting - with his class, with his wife. He ventures into telling his class stories about his young adulthood in the Fens district in England. The emotional wounds from his younger life wash over him in present day, affecting his work and his relationships with his students and his wife.

Written by

Graham Swift, Peter Prince

Directed by

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Cast

Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Ethan Hawke

Crew

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Production Countries

United Kingdom

Production Companies

Palace Pictures, Channel Four Films, British Screen Productions, Pandora Cinema

Languages

English

Awards

1 win & 1 nomination

Trailers
Waterland Trailer 1992
Scores
# of Votes
2,618
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA