The Nightingale

  • Theatrical - Wide 2019-08-02
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THE NIGHTINGALE is a meditation on the consequences of violence and the price of seeking vengeance. Set during the colonization of Australia in 1825, the film follows Clare (Aisling Franciosi), a 21-year-old Irish convict. Having served her 7-year sentence, she is... See more desperate to be free of her abusive master, Lieutenant Hawkins (Sam Claflin) who refuses to release her from his charge. Clare’s husband Aidan (Michael Sheasby) retaliates and she becomes the victim of a harrowing crime at the hands of the lieutenant and his cronies. When British authorities fail to deliver justice, Clare decides to pursue Hawkins, who leaves his post suddenly to secure a captaincy up north.

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Jennifer Kent’s brutal The Nightingale hits Blu-ray next month

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THE BABADOOK writer/director Jennifer Kent's super-controversial follow-up THE NIGHTINGALE (pre-order HERE) hits Blu-ray via Shout! Factory in conjunction with IFC Films in February. You can check out the cover art and a full list of special features below. After that make...

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Posted 6 years ago
This was previously reviewed as part of our Sundance 2019 coverage.  PLOT: In 1820’s Tasmania, Clare (Aisling Franciosi), an Irish convict working as an indentured servant to an army officer (Sam Claflin), eagerly awaits the day her sentence will be over,...
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Review: The Nightingale

Posted 6 years ago
This was previously reviewed as part of our Sundance 2019 coverage.  PLOT: In 1820’s Tasmania, Clare (Aisling Franciosi), an Irish convict working as an indentured servant to an army officer (Sam Claflin), eagerly awaits the day her sentence will be over,...

The Nightingale (Sundance Review)

Posted 7 years ago
PLOT: In 1820’s Tasmania, Clare (Aisling Franciosi), an Irish convict working as an indentured servant to an army officer (Sam Claflin), eagerly awaits the day her sentence will be over, and she’ll be able to start over with her husband and...

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Jennifer Kent’s brutal The Nightingale hits Blu-ray next month

THE BABADOOK writer/director Jennifer Kent's super-controversial follow-up THE NIGHTINGALE (pre-order HERE) hits Blu-ray via Shout! Factory in conjunction with IFC Films in February. You can check out the cover art and a full list of special features below. After that make...
Posted 6 years ago

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Jake Ah hell, who’s harboring a holiday hangover? Little too much rum in the nog? F*ck it, primp a hair of the dog or two to get your asses back to level. We’ve got a significant Horror Ten Spot to...

Review: The Nightingale

Posted 6 years ago
This was previously reviewed as part of our Sundance 2019 coverage.  PLOT: In 1820’s Tasmania, Clare (Aisling Franciosi), an Irish convict working as an indentured servant to an army officer (Sam Claflin), eagerly awaits the day her sentence will be over,...

The Nightingale poster will not be silenced

Posted 7 years ago
THE BABDOOK director Jennifer Kent's new movie THE NIGHTINGALE has officially been slapped with an R-rating via the MPAA for "strong violent and disturbing content including rape, language throughout, and brief sexuality." And today we have the film's poster to share with you guys! Give...

Brutal trailer for Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale is here

Posted 7 years ago
THE BABDOOK director Jennifer Kent's new movie THE NIGHTINGALE has officially been slapped with an R-rating via the MPAA for "strong violent and disturbing content including rape, language throughout, and brief sexuality." And today we have the film's trailer to share with you guys!...

The Nightingale (Sundance Review)

Posted 7 years ago
PLOT: In 1820’s Tasmania, Clare (Aisling Franciosi), an Irish convict working as an indentured servant to an army officer (Sam Claflin), eagerly awaits the day her sentence will be over, and she’ll be able to start over with her husband and...

IFC to release The Babadook director’s The Nightingale in the U.S.

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