Young lovers, Max and lime dream to live life together, but there es a war, and everything that seemed inviolable — their feelings and plans falling apart like a house of cards. Max together with his parents and other Jewish families the Germans were taken to the death camp. He manages to survive and return after the war to his hometown, where he was waiting for a bitter disappointment — all this time the father of limes secretly actively helped the Nazis.影片《因水之名》体现了中国环保主义电影人的先锋性，打破了传统电影的叙事常规，将具有对话性的几种跨类型影像有机结合，结构起一部非常态电影，包含了类型片、戏剧电影、纪录影像等众多元素，传递丰富的信息量、表达对于环境问题的思考，呼吁提高忧患意识，宣扬环境文化。本片由三个表面互不相关的部分组成——复仇故事，危水怪谈，环境记录，三部分交叉展示，形成特殊的节奏感，把富有冲击力的影像、夸张的戏剧化表现形式和冷静的记录风格结合在一起，展现全球环境危机下人的百态——绝望、焦躁、无助、麻木、神经质、反讽自嘲……
