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The Nightingale (2018)

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Film details

Countries

Australia Canada USA
Year

2018
Genres

Thriller Period drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

1825, Van Diemen's Land, Australia. Clare, a young Irish convict, transported to the penal colony is subjected to violence and raped by a British officer. After her family are murdered she trails the officer and his soldiers through the Tasmanian wilderness seeking revenge.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Clare Carroll
    
    Aisling Franciosi
  - Hawkins
    
    Sam Claflin
  - 'Billy' Mangala
    
    Baykali Ganambarr
  - Ruse
    
    Damon Herriman
  - Jago
    
    Harry Greenwood
  - Goodwin
    
    Ewen Leslie
  - Eddie
    
    Charlie Shotwell
  - Aidan Carroll
    
    Michael Sheasby
  - Uncle Charlie
    
    Charlie Jampijinpa Brown
  - Lowanna
    
    Magnolia Maymuru
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Directed by
    
    Jennifer Kent
  - ©
    
    Nightingale Film Holdings Pty Ltd
  - ©
    
    Screen Australia
  - ©
    
    Screen Tasmania
  - Production Company
    
    Causeway Films
  - Production Company
    
    Made Up Stories
  - financed with the assistance of
    
    Kojo Productions
  - financed in association with
    
    Fulcrum Media Finance
  - financed in association with
    
    Media Super
  - financed in association with
    
    Bron Creative
  - produced with the assistance of the
    
    Adelaide Film Festival
  - financed with the assistance of
    
    South Australian Film Corporation
  - produced with the assistance of
    
    Screen Tasmania
  - principal investor development and production:
    
    Screen Australia
  - Presents
    
    Screen Australia
  - Presents
    
    Screen Tasmania
  - Presents
    
    South Australian Film Corporation
  - [presented] in association with
    
    Adelaide Film Festival
  - [presented] in association with
    
    Bron Creative
  - [presented] in association with
    
    FilmNation Entertainment
  - Executive Producer
    
    Brenda Gilbert
  - Executive Producer
    
    Jason Cloth
  - Executive Producer
    
    Andy Pollack
  - Executive Producer
    
    Aaron L. Gilbert
  - Executive Producer
    
    Ben Browning
  - Executive Producer
    
    Alison Cohen
  - Produced by
    
    Kristina Ceyton
  - Produced by
    
    Bruna Papandrea
  - Produced by
    
    Steve Hutensky
  - Producer
    
    Jennifer Kent
  - Written by
    
    Jennifer Kent
  - Director of Photography
    
    Radek Ladczuk
  - Editor
    
    Simon Njoo
  - Production Designer
    
    Alex Holmes
  - Costume Designer
    
    Margot Wilson
  - Composer
    
    Jed Kurzel
  - Sound Designer
    
    Robert Mackenzie
  - Stunt Co-ordinator
    
    Judd Wild

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