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The Nightingale

2018 · 136 min · Drama

In 1825 colonial Tasmania, a young Irish convict woman, after a brutal assault by a British officer, sets off through the wilderness with an Aboriginal tracker to hunt him down. Jennifer Kent's harrowing, unflinching revenge drama.

Why it’s here

Jennifer Kent’s Australian film confronts British colonial violence in Tasmania through the intertwined experiences of an Irish convict and an Aboriginal tracker.

Runtime
136 min
Genre
Drama · Thriller · Western
Mood
tense · thoughtful
Entry
some context
Best for
character-driven drama

Content notes: violence or threat · sexual content Non-exhaustive

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