# Treading Water (2025)

> After prison, a man battling addiction and intrusive thoughts finds an uneasy source of connection in a friend facing her own destructive patterns.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7351692

## Facts

- Runtime: 121 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Gino Evans
- Cast: Joe Gill, Becky Bowe, Darren Connolly, Darryl Clark, Joanne Dakin, Elianne Byrne, Christine Dalby, Vincent Davies
- TMDB rating: 7.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21025204/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: bleak, intimate, psychologically intense, reflective evening, independent cinema night

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