In the first half of the 19th century, in the Tasmanian wilderness, a young Irish woman pursues a group of English officers seeking revenge for the sufferings of her family and enlists the help of a young Aboriginal man who has his own grievances.
A drama film, painfully realistic in terms of its historical context concerning life in nineteenth-century Tasmania. Injustice is everywhere, generated by a diverse amount of inequalities. The actors are extremely well chosen, managing with admirable success to generate palpable emotional expressions but also create perfectly suited characters historically, either physically or linguistically. Aisling Franciosi is painfully true and the film has some very uncomfortable moments for the viewer, even more uncomfortable when everything is so convincing, accurate considering the history profile of the times and not at all part of an ironic slasher.
Director: Jennifer Kent
With: Aisling Franciosi, Michael Sheasby, Maya Christie, Addison Christie, Sam Claflin
Rating: 8/10
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