Oedipus Rex Polybus then adopted. The baby, he says, was given to him by another shepherd from the Laius household, who had been told to get rid of the child. Oedipus asks the chorus if anyone knows who this man was, or where he might be now. They respond that he is the "same shepherd" who was witness to the murder of Laius, and whom Oedipus had already sent for. Jocasta, who has by now realized the truth, desperately begs Oedipus to stop asking questions, but he refuses and Jocasta runs into the palace. When the shepherd arrives Oedipus questions him, but
Troubled Water catches him, and holds on to a branch, after which Agnes, in a surprise twist of plot, helps them reach the shore. Jan Thomas confesses to Agnes what really happened earlier to her son Isak. The movie was released in the USA by filmmovement.com. "Troubled Water" won the audience prize for best narrative feature film at the Hamptons International Film Festival in October 2008. Troubled Water Troubled Water () is a 2008 Norwegian film directed by Erik Poppe. The film depicts a large part of the story twice, from the perspectives of two people. As a teenager, Jan Thomas Hansen