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The Nightingale
12 February 2026
Adventure, Drama, Thriller
⭐ 7.3/10
🍅 87%
136 min
Director Jennifer Kent
Cast Aisling Franciosi, Maya Christie, Baykali Ganambarr
Not yet released
The Nightingale is a 2018 Australian historical psychological thriller film written and directed by Jennifer Kent. The film stars Aisling Franciosi, Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Damon Herriman, Harry Greenwood, Ewen Leslie, Charlie Shotwell, Michael Sheasby, and Magnolia Maymuru. Set in 1825 in Van Diemen's Land, it follows a young Irish convict (Franciosi) seeking vengeance against members of the Colonial forces of Tasmania who gang-raped her and killed both her husband and infant daughter.