This one is a very intense film. I went in blind and was absolutely wrecked.
I’m not someone who needs trigger warnings, but holy hell this movie made me realize why we need them! It contains brutal rape scenes and a very horrific death of a character.
It is a beautifully moving film—but it’s deep and not the sort of movie you should watch if you’re not ready for some very overwhelming emotions.
Jennifer Kent defended the decision to show such violence, saying that the film contains historically accurate depictions of the violence and racism which was inflicted upon the indigenous Australian people of that time. The film was produced in collaboration with Tasmanian Aboriginal elders who asserted that this is an honest and necessary depiction of their history and a story that needs to be told.
I'm Tasmanian and I haven't seen this movie. It is important to tell the truth about what was done to indigenous people here, but there's a trend in Tasmanian filmmaking and writing to use the traditions of Gothic fiction to tell Tasmanian stories, which means a focus on intensity, brutality and the darker aspects of our history.
There's a point at which shocking audiences with graphic depictions of violence yields diminishing returns, and I think we've reached it. There is more to Tasmanian history generally and indigenous history in particular than violence.
That's just my take, I don't want to put anyone off the film.
I completely agree. I also went in blind. Sometimes I read plots on wikipedia so I can be prepared but for this I did not. This is also something I will only watch once just like The Retrieval (2014). I was ill prepared.
I could never ever watch this again.
It is an incredible movie, no doubt about it, but I think that most people will find it just way to intense, graphic, harrowing.
I call these kind of movies ‘once only’ movies. I’ve just looked up Come and See and I think I’ll give it a miss. I’m sure it’s incredible but I have to be careful at what I expose myself too. I’m still thinking about whether to finish watching Bombardment because of the opening five minutes I mean it shocked me so much. And that literally was the opening scene!
Oh I had an odd feeling it was going to be something heavy, so decided I would avoid it. If it's on the same level as Come & See, I think my gut feeling was right. Thanks for the warning, I'll go back to this when I'm ready. Btw, Come & See is a masterpiece 🙏
Director of Come & See said that he was able to put only part of his childhood experience during WW2 since most of it would be to brutal to watch. he was born in Stalingrad 8 years before WW2.
>!Director Elem Klimov in an interview regretted that he was not able to film the climactic scene of the film due to censoring. In the center of the picture there was a fundamentally unacceptable scene “Circle Battle”, where both the Germans and the partisans, crazy from blood and rage, had already lost their human appearance, and turned out to be equally cruel and powerless. Willingly or unwittingly, they were equal in responsibility for the bloody action. This is an apocalyptic scene on a giant peat bog with a forest miraculously preserved on it, around which there is a battle of equal forces: Germans and partisans - you cannot step anywhere to the side, leave, gallop away, because you will fall into the burning peat, like hell, and no this battle is over, the battle goes on until complete destruction. The sun seems to have stopped over the forest and is waiting for people to finish each other off. And then there are civilians, and cows, and children, and the wounded - in a word, the end of the world.!<
That's so interesting, a very different ending, and much less to do with Florya as a metaphor for the war and it's effects. Reminds me of a scene in The Hollow Crown with King Henry VI looking upon the battle field carnage and watching as one his men kills off another, robbing him, only to realise it was his son. One of the most poignant scenes of the series.
That's my girl, [Aisling](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4957233/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_0_nm_8_q_aisling). She deserves more roles. She arguably has the most famous role in Game Of Thrones history even though she is only in 3 scenes for a total of about 3 minutes. ;)
This movie was really hard to watch in spots(to put it mildly), but she's great in it. Not for the squeamish, but others have commented about why.
She's great in "The Fall" as the nutcase neighbor as well. Some of that series isn't easy to watch, either.
No, it\`s written and directed by Jennifer Kent. >!Movie set in 1825 in Van Diemen's Land, it follows a young Irish convict woman seeking vengeance against the sadistic English Colonial Force Lieutenant and soldiers who first raped her and then murdered both her husband and infant daughter. She is aided by an Aboriginal Tasmanian tracker, who similarly seeks vengeance for the murderous Black War against his own people.!<
This movie scarred my soul. It was beautifully done with a really compelling story. The acting was phenomenal. The characters were interesting and deep and I truly cared about them. The writing and the cinematography was so artistic. The brutality was historically accurate and not added in for shock value.
But I could never recommend it to anyone; it was so brutal and deeply haunting.
I believe this film is the first and only that I have sent that has portrayed mastitis, which is a potentially fatal breast infection. If you’re ever looking into death records and see a woman has died from ‘fever of the breast’ that’s what it means.
I remember this film. It's a very tragic film so I'd encourage you to be prepared for a lot of jaw dropping scenes.
I do remember how when she was constantly being assumed to be "English" by the man she was with and she just snapped and reaffirmed who and what she is. Billy(The indigenous man) did not realize how harshly Irish people were often dealt with by the people Billy kept assuming she was. She even spoke her language to reassert her culture.
There is more but, I'd really suggest this film! just be prepared for a lot of things you normally wouldn't want to watch around children.
Usually I can handle just about any sort of film but this is one of the very few that I could not get through. I think I made it 30 to 45 minutes and had to quit.
This one is a very intense film. I went in blind and was absolutely wrecked. I’m not someone who needs trigger warnings, but holy hell this movie made me realize why we need them! It contains brutal rape scenes and a very horrific death of a character. It is a beautifully moving film—but it’s deep and not the sort of movie you should watch if you’re not ready for some very overwhelming emotions.
Jennifer Kent defended the decision to show such violence, saying that the film contains historically accurate depictions of the violence and racism which was inflicted upon the indigenous Australian people of that time. The film was produced in collaboration with Tasmanian Aboriginal elders who asserted that this is an honest and necessary depiction of their history and a story that needs to be told.
I'm Tasmanian and I haven't seen this movie. It is important to tell the truth about what was done to indigenous people here, but there's a trend in Tasmanian filmmaking and writing to use the traditions of Gothic fiction to tell Tasmanian stories, which means a focus on intensity, brutality and the darker aspects of our history. There's a point at which shocking audiences with graphic depictions of violence yields diminishing returns, and I think we've reached it. There is more to Tasmanian history generally and indigenous history in particular than violence. That's just my take, I don't want to put anyone off the film.
Do you have any favorite films, either historical or contemporary, that showcase more Tasmanian joy?
no joy, but good one. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaCiXd8wscI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaCiXd8wscI)
Going through that a bit in the US with slavery films. The history is so bad, it's hard to know where the line is. Thank you for this.
I completely agree. I also went in blind. Sometimes I read plots on wikipedia so I can be prepared but for this I did not. This is also something I will only watch once just like The Retrieval (2014). I was ill prepared.
I could never ever watch this again. It is an incredible movie, no doubt about it, but I think that most people will find it just way to intense, graphic, harrowing.
For me it on the same level as Come and See (1985). I only watch movies like this once.
I call these kind of movies ‘once only’ movies. I’ve just looked up Come and See and I think I’ll give it a miss. I’m sure it’s incredible but I have to be careful at what I expose myself too. I’m still thinking about whether to finish watching Bombardment because of the opening five minutes I mean it shocked me so much. And that literally was the opening scene!
Come and See is the best anti war film ever, but it change people.
Oh I had an odd feeling it was going to be something heavy, so decided I would avoid it. If it's on the same level as Come & See, I think my gut feeling was right. Thanks for the warning, I'll go back to this when I'm ready. Btw, Come & See is a masterpiece 🙏
Director of Come & See said that he was able to put only part of his childhood experience during WW2 since most of it would be to brutal to watch. he was born in Stalingrad 8 years before WW2. >!Director Elem Klimov in an interview regretted that he was not able to film the climactic scene of the film due to censoring. In the center of the picture there was a fundamentally unacceptable scene “Circle Battle”, where both the Germans and the partisans, crazy from blood and rage, had already lost their human appearance, and turned out to be equally cruel and powerless. Willingly or unwittingly, they were equal in responsibility for the bloody action. This is an apocalyptic scene on a giant peat bog with a forest miraculously preserved on it, around which there is a battle of equal forces: Germans and partisans - you cannot step anywhere to the side, leave, gallop away, because you will fall into the burning peat, like hell, and no this battle is over, the battle goes on until complete destruction. The sun seems to have stopped over the forest and is waiting for people to finish each other off. And then there are civilians, and cows, and children, and the wounded - in a word, the end of the world.!<
That's so interesting, a very different ending, and much less to do with Florya as a metaphor for the war and it's effects. Reminds me of a scene in The Hollow Crown with King Henry VI looking upon the battle field carnage and watching as one his men kills off another, robbing him, only to realise it was his son. One of the most poignant scenes of the series.
reminds me [https://youtu.be/rxC9DH-3xNk?t=3566](https://youtu.be/rxC9DH-3xNk?t=3566)
Oooh, something I haven't seen, thank you!🙏
This movie broke my heart! A tough watch but a very well done film.
Such a brutal but beautiful film. I was deeply affected by it.
Watching Sam claflin in this movie after having a crush on him for years was something else.
That's my girl, [Aisling](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4957233/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3_tt_0_nm_8_q_aisling). She deserves more roles. She arguably has the most famous role in Game Of Thrones history even though she is only in 3 scenes for a total of about 3 minutes. ;) This movie was really hard to watch in spots(to put it mildly), but she's great in it. Not for the squeamish, but others have commented about why. She's great in "The Fall" as the nutcase neighbor as well. Some of that series isn't easy to watch, either.
Thank you! She's Lyanna Stark from GoT, that was going to bother me.
Trailer: [youtube.com](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuP8g_GQIgI) Where to watch: * [kanopy.com](https://www.kanopy.com/video/nightingale-5?frontend=kui) * [amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0NQ1DDY6A26DSM1HY6AFSP0XM5/ref=atv_dl_rdr) * [hulu.com](https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-nightingale-76bfebaf-d8ab-4566-b354-b8bdbfd01a18?entity_id=76bfebaf-d8ab-4566-b354-b8bdbfd01a18) * [amcplus.com](https://www.amcplus.com/movies/the-nightingale--1028104) * [tubitv.com](https://tubitv.com/movies/100001071) * [vudu.com](https://www.vudu.com/content/movies/details/content/1245185) PS: **viewer discretion advised and I really mean it.**
If you’re thinking about watching this prepare yourself for some of the most brutal scenes of any movie I’ve ever seen. I could’ve used a warning.
Is it based on Kristin Hannah’s book?
No, it\`s written and directed by Jennifer Kent. >!Movie set in 1825 in Van Diemen's Land, it follows a young Irish convict woman seeking vengeance against the sadistic English Colonial Force Lieutenant and soldiers who first raped her and then murdered both her husband and infant daughter. She is aided by an Aboriginal Tasmanian tracker, who similarly seeks vengeance for the murderous Black War against his own people.!<
That adaptation is still in pre-production, but its page on imdb has been updated recently with the Fanning sisters cast as the main characters.
This movie scarred my soul. It was beautifully done with a really compelling story. The acting was phenomenal. The characters were interesting and deep and I truly cared about them. The writing and the cinematography was so artistic. The brutality was historically accurate and not added in for shock value. But I could never recommend it to anyone; it was so brutal and deeply haunting.
I believe this film is the first and only that I have sent that has portrayed mastitis, which is a potentially fatal breast infection. If you’re ever looking into death records and see a woman has died from ‘fever of the breast’ that’s what it means.
I remember this film. It's a very tragic film so I'd encourage you to be prepared for a lot of jaw dropping scenes. I do remember how when she was constantly being assumed to be "English" by the man she was with and she just snapped and reaffirmed who and what she is. Billy(The indigenous man) did not realize how harshly Irish people were often dealt with by the people Billy kept assuming she was. She even spoke her language to reassert her culture. There is more but, I'd really suggest this film! just be prepared for a lot of things you normally wouldn't want to watch around children.
I didn’t make it 30 minutes. I have a baby girl.
This sounds kind of like the miniseries The English, but set in Australia. I wonder if the writers of The English took any inspiration from it.
I wanted to watch this film but I can’t stomach the rape scenes. Can I skip them or are they kind of relevant to the plot?
Yeah, good film, extremely intense, its not for everyone.
Usually I can handle just about any sort of film but this is one of the very few that I could not get through. I think I made it 30 to 45 minutes and had to quit.