▁the ▁pain ▁and ▁tur mo il ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁is ▁carrying ▁th ru ▁the ▁story , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁progress ively ▁reve aling ▁the ▁trag ic ▁events ▁that ▁land ed ▁him ▁at ▁the ▁facility ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁place . ▁ ▁This ▁significantly ▁increased ▁the ▁depth ▁and ▁susp ense ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁first ▁half , ▁and ▁in ▁Gr ash aw ' s ▁words , ▁" br ought ▁the ▁film ▁to ▁a ▁whole ▁other ▁level ▁for ▁us ." ▁ ▁Release ▁ ▁Cold water ▁made ▁its ▁world ▁premi ere ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁South ▁by ▁South west ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Austin , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁After ▁S X SW ▁it ▁screen ed ▁intern ation ally ▁and ▁dom est ically ▁in ▁several ▁other ▁festiv als , ▁including : ▁Cham ps - É ly s ées ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Paris , ▁France ; ▁Shang hai ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁China ; ▁Gal way ▁Film ▁Fle ad h ▁in ▁Ireland ; ▁Re yk jav ík ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁I cel and ; ▁Rain d ance ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁London , ▁England ; ▁Sit ges ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Spain ; ▁Le iden ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ; ▁American ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Poland ; ▁Ath ens ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Greece ; ▁F resh ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁the ▁Czech ▁Republic ; ▁T all inn ▁Black ▁N ights ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Est onia ; ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁USA : ▁Little ▁Rock ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Ark ansas ; ▁Cinema ▁At ▁The ▁Edge ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁Santa