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The nightingale., written and directed by Jennifer Kent, DVD/Widescreen

eng

videorecording

MPAA rating: R; for strong violent and disturbing content including rape, language throughout, and brief sexuality

The nightingale.

1130288709

written and directed by Jennifer Kent

136

Set during the colonization of Australia in 1825, 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 must learn to find empathy for one another while weighing the true cost of revenge against the backdrop of Australia's infamous 'Black War.'

adult

live action

DVD/Widescreen