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The Chronology of Water
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71/100
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Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 62, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 84, everyone else 66.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A woman sifts through the artifacts of her late mother's life, discovering a collection of diaries written in a unique, aqueous code. As she deciphers the entries, which use the flow and states of water as metaphors for emotional experience, she reconstructs her mother's tumultuous history. This journey through memory reveals a life of passion, resilience, and hidden sorrow, challenging the daughter's own understanding of their complex relationship and forcing her to navigate the depths of her own grief and identity.
Details
- Director
- Kristen Stewart
- Writer
- Kristen Stewart
- Released
- 15 October 2025
- Country
- United States, France, Latvia, Switzerland
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 128 min
- Rated
- R
- Budget
- $7.0M
- Box office
- $419.8K
- Awards
- 4 wins, 7 nominations
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Awards & nominations
See all 11 →4 wins from 11 nominations across 7 ceremonies
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Un Certain Regard | Kristen Stewart | Nominee |
| Cannes Film Festival 2025 | Camera d'Or | Kristen Stewart | Nominee |
| Astra Film Awards 2026 | Best First Feature | The Chronology of Water | Nominee |
| Astra Film Awards 2026 | Best Indie Feature | The Chronology of Water | Nominee |
| Deauville American Film Festival 2025 | Grand Prize | Kristen Stewart | Nominee |
| Deauville American Film Festival 2025 | Revelation Prize | The Chronology of Water | Winner |
| IndieWire Honors 2025 | Maverick Award | Kristen Stewart | Winner |
| Miskolc International Film Festival 2025 | Adolf Zukor Award | The Chronology of Water | Winner |
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11 awards — The Chronology of Water
×| Camera d'Or | Kristen Stewart | Nominee |
| Un Certain Regard | Kristen Stewart | Nominee |
| Revelation Prize | The Chronology of Water | Winner |
| Grand Prize | Kristen Stewart | Nominee |
| Adolf Zukor Award | The Chronology of Water | Winner |
| Emeric Pressburger Prize | The Chronology of Water | Nominee |
| Maverick Award | Kristen Stewart | Winner |
| Rising Star Director Award | Kristen Stewart | Winner |
| Best First Feature | The Chronology of Water | Nominee |
| Best Indie Feature | The Chronology of Water | Nominee |
| Golden Spike | The Chronology of Water | Nominee |