The Nightingale
Summary: Set in 1825, Clare, a young Irish convict woman, chases a British officer through the rugged Tasmanian wilderness, bent on revenge for a terrible act of violence he committed against her family. On the way she enlists the services...
Runtime: 2 h 16 min
MPAA: R
Domestic: $ 400,209
International: $ 588,478
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1820s19th centuryaboriginal languageaboriginal trackeraborigineabuseabused womanangeranimal in titleapologyaustraliaaustralian westernbabybaby girlbackhand face slapbad dreambare breastsbeachbeaten to deathbeatingbirdbird in titleblack white friendshipblackbirdbloodblood on clothesblood spattered faceblood splatterbloody facebloody mouthbody paintingbonfireboybritishbritish colonialismbritish in australiabritish officerbritish villainbruisebrutal murderbrutal violencebrutalitycameo jewelrycampfirecaptainceremonychained black peoplechasecolonial abuse of indigenous australianscolonial eracolonialismcolonizationcommon enemycontroversyconvictcorpsecovered in bloodcross country journeycrossing a rivercrueltycrushed headcryingcrying babycrying boycrying mancrying womandangerdead bodydead body in a beddeathdeath of babydeath of boydeath of daughterdeath of husbanddepiction of corrupt societydesperationdisturbed persondrinkdrinkingdrunkennessemotional shockemotionally disturbed personensignf ratedface slapfearfemale convictfemale singerfireflintlock riflefogforced to singforced to watch rapeforestgang rapegoregraphic rapegrieving mothergrieving widowgungunshot woundhatredheld at gunpointhit in the facehit with a rifle butthitting a womanhomicidehorsehorse and carriagehorse ridinghostagehusband wife relationshiphuthysteriaimpalementindigenous peopleinjured leginstitutional racisminsultinterracial friendshipirishirish in australiairish songirish womanirreverencekillingkilling a babyknifelactationleechlieutenantmale pubic hairman hits a womanman punches a manman punches a womanman slaps a womanmanhuntmercilessnessmisogynymoonmurdermurder of a babymurder of a boymurder of a childmurder of babymurder of familymurder of husbandmusketnightnightingalenightmareoceaniaoutbackoutdoor nudityox and cartpainpanicpenal colonypistolplanning revengeprejudiceprofanitypsychopathpunched in the facepursuitrace relationsracismrainrainingraperape and revengerape victimraped multiple timesrapistrear entry rapereference to irelandrescue from drowningresentmentrevengerevenge killingrevenge murderrifleriversadismsadistsadistic crueltysadistic psychopathsadistic villainsaving a lifesaying thank youscreamscreamingscreaming babyscreaming in fearscreaming in painseaself justicesergeantsexsexual abusesexual violenceshackshootingshooting a childshot in the armshot in the chestshot in the headshot in the legshot in the shouldershot in the stomachshot to deathshowdownsingingsmoke ceremonysoldiersongspeaking gaelicspearspeared to deathstabbed in the cheststabbed in the neckstabbed in the throatstabbed multiple timesstabbed repeatedlystabbed to deathstabbed with a knifestabbed with a spearstabbingstrong female protagonistsubjective camerasunrisesuspensesweet old couplesystemic racismtasmania australiatasmanian gothictimeframe 1820stimeframe 19th centurytitle directed by femaletitle sung by charactertrackertriple f ratedturning the tablestwo word titleurinationvengeanceviolence against a womanwallabywar paintwhite woman black man friendshipwife rapedwife raped in front of husbandwoman murders a manwoman singswoman's revengewoodswriter director producerwritten and directed by femalewritten by directoryear 1825
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