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The Nightingale
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The Nightingale

2018 · 136 min Drama Thriller Western
7.1 / 10 · TMDB

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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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Jennifer Kent

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Aisling Franciosi

Aisling Franciosi

Clare

Sam Claflin

Sam Claflin

Hawkins

Baykali Ganambarr

Baykali Ganambarr

Billy

Damon Herriman

Damon Herriman

Ruse

Harry Greenwood

Harry Greenwood

Jago

Ewen Leslie

Ewen Leslie

Goodwin

Charlie Shotwell

Charlie Shotwell

Eddie

Michael Sheasby

Michael Sheasby

Aidan

Matthew Sunderland

Matthew Sunderland

Davey

Magnolia Maymuru

Magnolia Maymuru

Lowanna

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