The Nightingale
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71% Critic Match

The Nightingale

Her song will not be silenced.

7.1 / 10 2018 2h 16mR English
DramaThrillerWestern

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Aisling Franciosi

Aisling Franciosi

Clare

Lead
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

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jennifer Kent's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. The Nightingale is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker