The Waterdance is a 1992 American drama film written and directed by Neal Jimenez. It stars Eric Stoltz, Wesley Snipes, William Forsythe and Helen Hunt.
The film is a semi-autobiographical story about a young writer who becomes paralyzed in a hiking accident and works to rehabilitate his body and mind at a rehabilitation center. As implied by the title, waterdance therapy is shown.
Joel is a writer who, after a hiking accident at a mountain, must struggle with paralysis. At the same time, he carries a relationship with a married woman, with whom he was having an affair at the time of the accident. The lovers attempt to carry on their affair during his emotional and difficult rehabilitation as a paraplegic.
The Waterdance received mostly positive reviews from critics; it holds a 93% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes.
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