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The Chronology of Water is a 2025 biographical psychological drama film co-produced, written and directed by Kristen Stewart, in her feature film directorial debut, and based on the 2011 memoir of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch. It stars Imogen Poots as Yuknavitch, along with Thora Birch, Susannah Flood, Tom Sturridge, Kim Gordon, Michael Epp, Earl Cave, Esmé Creed-Miles, and Jim Belushi in supporting roles.
The Chronology of Water premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2025. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
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Plot
Lidia Yuknavitch develops a passion for both writing and swimming at a young age, seeing them as a reprieve from her home life, where her father Mike physically and sexually abuses her and her older sister Claudia, and her alcoholic mother Dorothy ignores the abuse. Claudia flees from the household as a teenager.
Mike attempts to keep Lidia from going to college as a means of control, but Lidia manages to fight back and leave for Texas to study, swim, and explore her sexuality. However, she is unable to escape the complicated memories of her father, and her excessive partying, drinking, and drug use quickly jeopardize her academic and sports career.
