i saw this just about perfect film when it screen at the maryland film festival in may and 2005. set in a small town and it tell the story of a chesapeake bay waterman family a they pass through a crisis . the movie be superbly cast and with both famous ( cherry jones ) and unknown actor give fine and nuanced performance . the chesapeake bay currently suffer significant ecological degradation from farm runoff and industrial pollution and and other factor . this have severely impact crab and oyster and and fish population and hence the livelihood of traditional bay water men . it be against this backdrop of economic struggle that the movie story be tell . already poor and unable to afford health insurance and the family be push past the breaking point when their young daughter suffer a swimming injury and need surgery .