The Drowning is a 2016 thriller drama film directed by Bette Gordon and starring Josh Charles, Julia Stiles and Avan Jogia. An American-Hong Kong co-production, the film is based on Pat Barker's 2001 novel Border Crossing.
The Drowning tells the story of a forensic psychologist haunted by his expert witness testimony that sent a young boy to prison for a chilling murder. When the boy later reappears in his life, he is drawn into a destructive, soul-searching reinvestigation of the case.
Simon Abrams of RogerEbert.com gave the film one star. Diego Semerene of Slant Magazine awarded the film half a star out of four.