Memory of Water

Memory of Water

Hope is a spark - It needs to be lit

Directed by Saara Saarela

Produced by Bufo, Mer Film

2022101 min5.3 / 10

A dystopian thriller about a young woman's defiant quest to uncover hidden truths and challenge an oppressive regime's control over humanity's most precious resource.

Centuries in the future, world's freshwater supplies are running out. Wars are waged over water, and China rules over Europe, including the Scandinavian Union. Far in the north, young woman, Noria, is learning to become a Tea Master, like her father. Tea Masters alone know the location of hidden water sources, including the natural spring that Noria’s father tends, which once provided water for her whole village. After her father dies, the military moves in to watch over the village -- and Noria. Refusing to give in her freshwater spring, Noria digs in deeper into her family’s secret. Within the Tea Masters’ books, she finds information that the government’s power is based on lies, that there still might be fresh water left for everyone. She risks her own life and sets out on a dangerous journey to find out if this is true.

Questions people ask

  • Is Memory of Water sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Memory of Water violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Does Memory of Water end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Memory of Water scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Memory of Water easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

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14/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity50

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise4

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Memory of Water, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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