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The Nightingale

Her song will not be silenced.

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

2h 16m2018RTMDb 7.0

DramaThrillerWestern

English

Crew and Cast

Jennifer KentJennifer KentDirectorAisling FranciosiAisling FranciosiClareSam ClaflinSam ClaflinHawkinsBaykali GanambarrBaykali GanambarrBillyDamon HerrimanDamon HerrimanRuseHarry GreenwoodHarry GreenwoodJagoEwen LeslieEwen LeslieGoodwinCharlie ShotwellCharlie ShotwellEddieMichael SheasbyMichael SheasbyAidanMatthew SunderlandMatthew SunderlandDaveyMagnolia MaymuruMagnolia MaymuruLowannaChristopher StolleryChristopher StolleryMajor BexleyNathaniel DeanNathaniel DeanStoakes
Claire JonesHarriet
Dallas MugarraLowanna's HusbandSam SmithSam SmithSheep FarmerBen McIvorBen McIvorDull ConvictAnthony PhelanAnthony PhelanTraderMaggie BlincoMaggie BlincoOld Woman
Alan FaulknerOld ManJames O'ConnellJames O'ConnellEscaped ConvictLuke CarrollLuke CarrollArchie
Charlie Jampijinpa BrownUncle CharlieEloise WinestockEloise WinestockLuddyHuw HigginsonHuw HigginsonMagistrate
Zachary GormanSoldierMatt BurtonMatt BurtonOutpost Soldier
Cathy AdamekWoman on RoadMatthew WhittetMatthew WhittetMan on RoadRichard SutherlandRichard SutherlandThompson · Settler 1
Danzal BakerCaptured Man 1

Storyline

In 1825, Clare, a 21-year-old Irish convict, chases a British soldier through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. She enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.

  • Made Up Stories
  • Screen Australia
  • Screen Tasmania
  • South Australian Film Corporation
  • Bron Studios
  • FilmNation Entertainment
  • Causeway Films

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Info

Status
Released
Released
23 September 2018
Runtime
2h 16m
Rating
R
TMDB score
7.0 / 10 (707 votes)

Production

Director
Jennifer Kent
Writers
Jennifer Kent
Studios
Made Up Stories, Screen Australia, Screen Tasmania
Countries
Australia, United States of America, Canada

Box Office

Revenue
$855,756.0

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
Irish, English