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The water man / written by Emma Needell ; directed by David Oyelowo ; executive producer, Oprah Winfrey. - 1 videodisc (91 min.) : sound, color ; 12 cm.

Wide screen. Special features: making-of ; animation behind-the-scenes ; Toronto Intl Film Festival Q&A ; filmmaker commentary.

David Oyelowo, Maria Bello, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, Amiah Miller, Ted Rooney, Lonnie Chavis.

Gunner's mother is very ill, but he believes a local legend about "the Water Man" who knows how to live forever, so he and a mysterious girl named Jo set off into the Wild Horse forest in order to hunt down the legend. The deeper the go into the woods, it becomes more strange and more dangerous, but Gunner's father is coming after them and will stop at nothing to rescue his son.

Rating: PG; for thematic content, scary images, peril and some language.


DVD, 2.39:1 wide screen. Dolby digital 5.1.


English dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).

Standard No.: 014381139068

Publisher. No.: WTM13906DVD RLJE Films 2384807X

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Forests and forestry--Juvenile films.
Boys--Juvenile films.
Magic--Juvenile films.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Feature films.
Children's films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Fiction films.