Dark Water (2005 film)
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| Directed by | Walter Salles |
| Produced by |
Roy Lee Doug Davidson Bill Mechanic |
| Written by | Rafael Yglesias |
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Dark Water by Hideo Nakata |
| Starring |
Jennifer Connelly Tim Roth John C. Reilly Dougray Scott Ariel Gade Pete Postlethwaite Perla Haney-Jardine |
| Music by | Angelo Badalamenti |
| Cinematography | Affonso Beato |
| Edited by | Daniel Rezende |
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| Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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105 minutes |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $30 million |
| Box office | $49,483,352 |
Dark Water is a 2005 American horror drama film directed by Walter Salles, starring Jennifer Connelly and Tim Roth. The film is a remake of the 2002 Japanese film of the same name, which is in turn based on the short story "Floating Water" by Koji Suzuki, who also wrote the Ring trilogy. The film also stars John C. Reilly, Pete Postlethwaite, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dougray Scott and Ariel Gade.
The film was released on July 8, 2005, to mixed reviews and grossed almost $50 million worldwide.
Dahlia battles her ex-husband Kyle for custody of their daughter Cecilia. Kyle wants Cecilia to live closer to his apartment in Jersey City, but Dahlia wants to move to the cheaper Roosevelt Island, where she has found a good school.
Dahlia and Cecilia view an apartment in a dilapidated complex on Roosevelt Island, a few blocks from Cecilia's new school. Cecilia sneaks to the roof and finds a Hello Kitty backpack near the building's water tower; the manager, Murray, explains that no one has claimed it. Cecilia initially dislikes the apartment but decides she wants to live there. Dahlia makes an offer the same day.
Shortly after they move in, the bedroom ceiling begins to leak dark water. Dahlia finds the apartment above flooded from every faucet. She finds a family portrait of the former tenants, the Rimsky family: a mother, father, and a girl Cecilia's age. Dahlia complains to Murray and the superintendent Veeck about the water, but Veeck insists that he is not a plumber and blames teenage vandals. The ceiling, shoddily patched by Veeck, leaks again. Dahlia is intimidated by teenagers in the apartment, and sees the face of a screaming girl in a washing machine.
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