The Forge is taking domestic rights to
Kristen Stewart‘s feature directorial debut
The Chronology of Water, which made its world premiere in the spring at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Forge will release
The Chronology of Water theatrically in North American this December in an awards-qualifying run, followed by a wider release in early January. The movie made its
debut in Cannes in the Un Certain Regard section and currently stands at 93% on Rotten Tomatoes with critics.
Based on Lidia Yuknavitch’s memoir and adapted for the screen by Stewart, the pic is the portrait of a woman who, after an abusive childhood, escapes into competitive swimming, sexual experimentation, toxic relationships and addiction before finding her voice through writing.
The film stars Imogen Poots as Yuknavitch, in what critics have hailed as a revelatory performance. She is joined by Jim Belushi, Thora Birch, Charlie Carrick, Susannah Flood, Kim Gordon, and Tom Sturridge. Producers include Charles Gillibert (CG Cinema International); Yulia Zayceva, Max Poklov, and Svetlana Punte (Forma Pro Films); Michael Pruss, and Rebecca Feuer (Scott Free); Stewart, Maggie McLean, and Dylan Meyer (Nevermind Pictures); and Andy Mingo; in association with Scott Aharoni, Alihan Yalcindag, and Sinan Eczacibasi for Curious Gremlin; Christian Vesper for Fremantle; Yan Vizinberg, Abigail Honor and Chris Cooper for Lorem Ipsum Entertainment; Mélanie Biessy for Scala Films.
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