Jennifer Kent's The Nightingale on Limited Edition Blu-ray in February
9 December 2020
1825, the penal colony of Van Diemen's Land, or present-day Tasmania. Irish convict Clare Carroll (Aisling Franciosi – The Fall, Game of Thrones) works as a servant for the British Colonial force detachment led by Colonel Hawkins (Sam Claflin – The Hunger Games, Peaky Blinders), but when unwanted advances result in a brutal, humiliating attack, Clare is dead set on revenge. Teaming up with Aboriginal tracker Billy (Baykali Ganambarr – The Furnace), the pair must put aside their differences to achieve their bloody vengeance.
Steeped in the horrors of Australian history, The Nightingale is an unflinching tale that refuses to soften its often-brutal message, but is a testament to determination, bravery and above all, hope. The second feature from lauded director of The Babadook, Jennifer Kent, The Nightingale premiered at Venice International Film Festival in 2018 and screened at Cannes Film Festival, provoking a strong reaction from critics and audiences alike, and is one of the best – if toughest – films we've watched in the past couple of years and this Blu-ray release from Second Sight Films is one we've been waiting for eagerly for some time.
The Nightingale will be released on Limited Edition Blu-ray by Second Sight Films on 1 February 2020 at an asyet unconfirmed retail price.
LIMITED EDITION CONTENTS:
Rigid slipcase featuring new artwork by Laura Racero
40 page perfect-bound booklet with new writing by Elena Lazic and Alexandra Heller-Nicholas
3 collectors’ art cards
BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
She Will Not Be Silenced: an interview with Actor Aisling Franciosi
Sometimes Trouble Finds You: an interview with Actor Michael Sheasby
Just Making Light, Sir: an Interview with Actor Damon Herriman
I Surrender: an Interview with Actor Harry Greenwood
Taking Flight: an interview with Producer Kristina Ceyton
Assembling Vengeance: an Interview with Editor Simon Njoo (12mins)
Building Something Special: an Interview with Production Designer Alexander Holmes
Hear her Voice: an interview with Composer Jed Kurzel
Bloody White People: A Video Essay by Alexandra Heller Nicholas
