The Chronology of Water

Un Certain Regard, Cannes 2025

Original language: English

Subtitles: Romanian

Directed by: Kristen Stewart

Country: France, Latvia, United States

Year of production: 2025

Length: 128 minutes

Genre: Drama

Brought up in an environment torn apart by violence and alcohol, Lidia Yuknavitch seemed destined for self-destruction and failure until words offered her unexpected freedom in the form of literature. The Chronology of Water, adapted from Yuknavitch’s autobiographical bestseller, follows Lidia’s journey to find her own voice in an exploration of how trauma can be transformed into art through re-possessing our own bloody histories, particularly those uniquely experienced by the bodies of women and girls.

Credits

Kristen Stewart – Director

Kristen Stewart, Andy Mingo – Script

Casting

Imogen Poots

Jim Belushi

Thora Birch