The Nightingale (2019)
Dir. Jennifer Kent | 136 mins | Colour | English/Irish/Aboriginal | 18 | Triple F-Rated

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.

This powerful, affecting drama is director Jennifer Kent's follow up to her incredible debut, The Babadook (2014). The Nightingale receives the Triple F-Rating as it is written and directed by a woman, and features a woman in a central role.

Advance tickets £8 / £6.50 (conc) - door sales +50p

Please note, this film features potentially triggering acts of sexual violence. It also contains violence towards Tasmanian Aboriginal people and children. The reasons for this are to show an authentic and honest representation of Tasmanian history during colonisation.

Extensive research was done by the writer/director on the history of convicts in Australia and the history of Tasmanian Aboriginal people. The filmmakers and cast also researched PTSD, violence against women and how people deal with trauma.

The film was developed and made in close consultation with Tasmanian Aboriginal elders (in particular, prominent elder Uncle Jim Everett) who have sanctioned the re-telling of their history. Psychologists and rape crisis counsellors in Australia were brought on board to authenticate the film’s content and have also given it their full support.

Bar opens at 6:30pm, cinema at 7pm, film starts at 7:30pm

Snowcat Cinema does not screen adverts before the feature.  There are usually one or two trailers for films that will be shown soon but we encourage people to arrive promptly for the advertised start time.

Refunds will only be provided if the screening does not go ahead.