Director: Jennifer Kent
Writer: Jennifer Kent
Cast: Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Michael Sheasby
Producers: Kristina Ceyton, Bruna Papandrea, Steve Hutensky, Jennifer Kent
Music: Jed Kurzel
Cinematography: Radek Ladczuk
Editor: Simon Njoo
Cert: 18
Running time: 136mins
Year: 2018
What’s the story: 1825, Tasmania. Following a terrible assault on her and her family by British soldiers, Irish ex-convict Clare (Franciosi) pursues them through harsh wilderness to exact revenge.
What’s the verdict: After scoring a bullseye with debut feature The Babadook, Jennifer Kent returns with the ferocious, and ferociously intelligent, The Nightingale.
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