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  • 2005
  • Picture This! Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2005
  • Picture This! Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m
The Great Water

Summary Based on the novel of the same name by acclaimed author Zhivko Chingo, The Great Water is a story of emotional dislocation and childhood resilience, of friendship and betrayal. The story follows the childhood of Lem Nikodinoski. Now a high-ranking political figure in the communist government and elderly Lem is rushed to a hospital fighti...

Directed By: Ivo Trajkov

Written By: Zivko Cingo, Vladimir Blazevski, Ivo Trajkov

  • 2005
  • Picture This! Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m
  • 2005
  • Picture This! Entertainment
  • 1 h 33 m

The Great Water

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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Summary Based on the novel of the same name by acclaimed author Zhivko Chingo, The Great Water is a story of emotional dislocation and childhood resilience, of friendship and betrayal. The story follows the childhood of Lem Nikodinoski. Now a high-ranking political figure in the communist government and elderly Lem is rushed to a hospital fighti...

Directed By: Ivo Trajkov

Written By: Zivko Cingo, Vladimir Blazevski, Ivo Trajkov

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
62
53% Positive
8 Reviews
47% Mixed
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 Critic Reviews
62
53% Positive
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47% Mixed
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0% Negative
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75
An anguished Macedonian drama.
By Lisa Schwarzbaum FULL REVIEW
75
This unusual Macedonian release is engrossing if not always nimbly directed.
By David Sterritt FULL REVIEW
70
What makes the film worth watching are the extraordinary performances by the more than 250 children cast as orphans.
By Lawrence Van Gelder FULL REVIEW
70
Adapting the novel by Zhivko Chingo, director Trajkov and his co-scripter, Vladimir Blazevski, have created a searing memory piece. Suki Medencevic's widescreen cinematography illuminates a shadow realm halfway between heaven and hell.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
60
Despite the choppy script and cartoonishly bad villains, what emerges is a compelling tale of the moral compromises a corrupt system demands of even its most unwilling participants.
By Leslie Camhi FULL REVIEW
50
The Great Water hangs heavy with sepia photography and Christ-like symbolism -- I felt as though I were watching it from the inside of a dank Russian Orthodox church.
By Ella Taylor FULL REVIEW
50
Grim and frequently depressing, and despite the artistry of its framing it nonetheless is a very difficult movie to endure.
By Phil Hall FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Artis 3, LARA Entertainment, Kaval Film, Castor Productions, World Circle Foundation
Release Date Jun 17, 2005
Duration 1 h 33 m
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Website http://www.greatwatermovie.com/index.html
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Awards

Mostra de València-Cinema del Mediterrani
• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations
Camerimage
• 1 Nomination

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