| Uniform Title |
Nightingale (Motion picture : 2018) |
| Title |
The nightingale. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Australia, ©2019. |
| ©2018 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (130 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment : DK3997. |
| Originally released as a motion picture in 2018. |
| WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of deceased persons. |
| WARNING: This film features scenes of sexual violence. If you or someone you know needs help, please call the National Sexual Assault Counselling Service: 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732), available 24 hours. |
| Credits |
Directed and written by Jennifer Kent. |
| Performers |
Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Harry Greenwood, Ewen Leslie, Charlie Shotwell, Michael Sheasby. |
| 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 of an Aboriginal tracker named Billy, who is also marked by trauma from his own violence-filled past. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : MA15+. |
| System details |
DVD video ; Dolby Digital 5.1/2.0 (DVS) ; PAL ; Region 4 ; Pillarbox 1.37. |
| Language note |
English. [CC] English Captions [descriptive subtitles for the hearing impaired]. [AD] English Audio Description (Descriptive narration for the vision impaired). |
| Subjects |
Women convicts -- Tasmania -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Aboriginal Tasmanians -- History -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Convicts -- Tasmania -- History -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Soldiers -- Tasmania -- History -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Revenge -- Drama |
| Tracking and trailing -- Drama |
| Feature films -- Australia |
| Motion pictures, Australian |
| Tasmania -- Social conditions -- History -- 19th century -- Drama |
| Tasmania -- History -- Black War, 1825-1831 -- Drama |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Motion pictures) |
| Historical films |
| Feature films |
| Fiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Video recordings for people with visual disabilities |
| Other Names |
Kent, Jennifer director, screenwriter. |
| Franciosi, Aisling, 1993- actor. |
| Claflin, Sam, 1986- actor. |
| Ganambarr, Baykali actor. |
| Herriman, Damon, 1970- actor. |
| Greenwood, Harry actor. |
| Leslie, Ewen, 1980- actor. |
| Shotwell, Charlie actor. |
| Sheasby, Michael actor. |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
Authors:
- Claflin, Sam, 1986- .
- Franciosi, Aisling, 1993- .
- Ganambarr, Baykali .
- Greenwood, Harry .
- Herriman, Damon, 1970- .
- Kent, Jennifer .
- Leslie, Ewen, 1980- .
- Sheasby, Michael .
- Shotwell, Charlie .
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