The Nightingale

The Nightingale

136 mins | Drama, Thriller | Sept. 23, 2018

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.

The Nightingale

136 mins | Drama, Thriller | Sept. 23, 2018

The Nightingale
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.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers South Australian Film Corporation, Adelaide Film Festival, FilmNation Entertainment, Screen Australia, Screen Tasmania, Bron Studios, Causeway Films, Creative Wealth Media Finance, Made Up Stories
Original title The Nightingale
Directors Killian Maguire, Jay Corry, Chris Webb, Susie Struth, Jennifer Kent
Writers Lynne Vincent McCarthy, Jennifer Kent

Cast

Sam Claflin

as Hawkins

Damon Herriman

as Ruse

Harry Greenwood

as Jago

Ewen Leslie

as Goodwin

Charlie Shotwell

as Eddie

Michael Sheasby

as Aidan

Magnolia Maymuru

as Lowanna

Christopher Stollery

as Major Bexley

Nathaniel Dean

as Stoakes

Claire Jones

as Harriet

Dallas Mugarra

as Lowanna's Husband

Sam Smith

as Sheep Farmer

Ben McIvor

as Dull Convict

Anthony Phelan

as Trader

Maggie Blinco

as Old Woman

Alan Faulkner

as Old Man

James O'Connell

as Escaped Convict

Luke Carroll

as Archie

Charlie Jampijinpa Brown

as Uncle Charlie

Eloise Winestock

as Luddy

Huw Higginson

as Magistrate

Breanna Geer

as Launceston Townfolk