The Nightingale

THE NIGHTINGALE is a meditation on the horrors of Australian colonization, set at the turn of the 19th century. The film follows Clare, a 21-year-old native Irish wife and mother held captive beyond her 7-year sentence, desperate to be free of her obsessed master, British lieutenant Hawkins. Clare s husband Aidan intervenes with devastating consequences for all. When British authorities fail to deliver justice, Clare pursues Hawkins, who leaves his post suddenly to secure a captaincy up north. Unfamiliar with the Tasmanian wilderness she enlists the help of an orphaned Aboriginal tracker Billy. Marked by their traumas, the two fight to overcome their distrust and prejudices against the backdrop of Australia s infamous Black War . Written by Mae no The Nightingale is a 2018 English-language Adventure Drama film starring Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Harry Greenwood, Ewen Leslie and James O connell. Causeway Films in association with Made Up Stories, Bron Studios and FilmNation Entertainment. were the production houses involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Kristina Ceyton, Jennifer Kent, Steve Hutensky and Bruna Papandrea. The film is written and directed by Jennifer Kent. Transmission Films acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The Nightingale was released on 31st January 2019 in English,Irish Gaelic and Palawa kani languages and takes a screen time of 136 minutes. The movie made a box office gross of $0 million. Cinematography was done by Radek Ladczuk and editing by Simon Njoo. The music was composed by Jed Kurzel.
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