Waterland

Waterland

1992 · 1 hr 35 min · R

Drama, Mystery

Directors

Stephen Gyllenhaal

Actors

  • Jeremy Irons
  • Sinéad Cusack
  • Ethan Hawke

Credits: 5

Summary

In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during World War II.

More about this movie

Tom Crick, a high school history teacher, is having trouble connecting - with his class, with his wife. He ventures into telling his class stories about his young adulthood in the Fens district in England. The emotional wounds from his younger life wash over him in present day, affecting his work and his relationships with his students and his wife.