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The Nightingale (2019)
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.
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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.
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Genre:Drama, Thriller, Western
Directed By:Jennifer Kent
Written By:Jennifer Kent
In Theaters:8/2/2019
Box Office:$855,756
Runtime:136 minutes
Studio:Made Up Stories, Screen Australia, Screen Tasmania, South Australian Film Corporation, Bron Studios, FilmNation Entertainment, Causeway Films
Cast
Jennifer Kent
Director
Jennifer Kent
Director
Aisling Franciosi
Clare
Sam Claflin
Hawkins
Baykali Ganambarr
Billy
Damon Herriman
Ruse
Harry Greenwood
Jago
Ewen Leslie
Goodwin
Charlie Shotwell
Eddie
Michael Sheasby
Aidan
Matthew Sunderland
Davey
Magnolia Maymuru
Lowanna
Christopher Stollery
Major Bexley
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