Story of movie The Nightingale 2017 Film :
The Nightingale is a 2018 Australian period thriller film written, co-produced, and directed by Jennifer Kent. Set in 1825 in the British penal colony of Van Diemen's Land (now the Australian state of Tasmania), the film follows a young convict woman seeking revenge for a terrible act of violence committed against her family. It began filming in March 2017. The film was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival.
| The Nightingale | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jennifer Kent |
| Produced by | Jennifer Kent Kristina Ceyton Steve Hutensky Bruna Papandrea |
| Screenplay by | Jennifer Kent |
| Starring | Aisling Franciosi Sam Claflin |
| Cinematography | Radek Ladczuk |
| Edited by | Simon Njoo |
Production companies | Bron Studios |
| Distributed by | Transmission Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Screenplay
Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman (Aisling Franciosi), chases a British officer (Sam Claflin) through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy (Baykali Ganambarr), who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past.
- Aisling Franciosi as Clare
- Baykali Ganambarr as Billy
- Sam Claflin as Hawkins
- Damon Herriman as Ruse
- Ewen Leslie as Goodwin
- Harry Greenwood as Jago
- Michael Sheasby as Aidan
- Luke Carroll as Archie
- Charlie Shotwell as Eddie
According to The Sydney Morning Herald, director Jennifer Kent was "deluged" with film scripts from the United States after the success of her debut film, The Babadook (2014), but decided to focus on writing and directing The Nightingale. IndieWire reported that shooting for The Nightingale began on location in Tasmania in March 2017.
- Tasmanian Gothic
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