Treading Water

3.9 (8 votes)• 2001• 94m•Released

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Casey has rejected her privileged upbringing and restores old boats for a living. She lives a cozy life with her beautiful social worker girlfriend Alex until her stuffy family demands that she come home for Christmas – without Alex. Casey is a longshorewoman who seems to have everything she wants; she and her girlfriend Alex are very much in love. But there’s nothing like the holidays to bring out the drama of the average family. Casey lives just across the bay from her upper crust New England family. The proximity seems no accident: Casey can’t quite let go, despite her family’s judgmental and inescapable hold on her otherwise independent and unconventional life. When the family reunites for Christmas, the unwrapping of presents takes a back seat to the unraveling of emotions.

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Languages: English

Director: Lauren Himmel

Starring Cast: Angela Redman, Nina Landey, Annette Miller, Robert Harte, Shawn Nee, Richard Snee

Cast

Angela Redman

Casey

Nina Landey

Alex Barrett-Rosenberg

Annette Miller

Mrs. Olsen

Robert Harte

Shawn Olsen

Shawn Nee

Andrew Olsen

Richard Snee

Mr. Olsen

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