Film

The Well

1997 · 1h 44m · Drama

Love. Death. Deception.

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

56%

Metacritic

67

A young girl named Katherine and her older friend Hester live on an isolated farm run by Hester and her father Francis. Katherine works as a maid and wants to leave because there's too much work. Hester, however, becomes attracted to Katherine and holds her there, promising to give her less work in the future. When Francis dies, Hester decides to sell the farm for cash. They move to a small cottage on the edge of the farm and plan to go to Europe, but a tragic accident and the theft of their money changes their plans.

Pamela Rabe

Hester

Miranda Otto

Katherine

Paul Chubb

Harry Bird

Frank Wilson

Francis Harper

Steve Jacobs

Rod Bordern

Geneviève Lemon

Jen Bordern

Kati Edwards

Molly

Stephen Rae

Murray Trinder

Jennifer Kent

Marg Trinder

• Samantha LangDirector
• Laura JonesScreenplay
• Elizabeth JolleyNovel
• Sandra LevyProducer
• Mandy WalkerDirector of Photography
• Dany CooperEditor

The Well – Trailer – SFF 17

Release date

May 14, 1997

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

M

Genres

Drama

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