An official trailer for The Nightingale has been released by IFC Films. The movie is the latest from Jennifer Kent, who wrote and directed the 2014 horror hit The Babadook.

The Nightingale is a revenge tale starring Aisling Franciosi, who briefly played Lyanna Stark in the recently concluded Game of Thrones, and is set in early 1800s Australia. Sam Claflin, Baykali Ganambarr, Michael Sheasby, Damon Herriman, and Ewen Leslie also star.

Continue below for a synopsis and to check out the trailer.

SYNOPSIS:

THE NIGHTINGALE is a meditation on the consequences of violence and the price of seeking vengeance. Set during the colonization of Australia in 1825, the film follows Clare (AISLING FRANCIOSI), a 21-year-old Irish convict. Having served her 7-year sentence, she is desperate to be free of her abusive master, Lieutenant Hawkins (SAM CLAFLIN) who refuses to release her from his charge. Clare’s husband Aidan (MICHAEL SHEASBY) retaliates and she becomes the victim of a harrowing crime at the hands of the lieutenant and his cronies.

When British authorities fail to deliver justice, Clare decides to pursue Hawkins, who leaves his post suddenly to secure a captaincy up north. Unable to find compatriots for her journey, she is forced to enlist the help of a young Aboriginal tracker Billy (BAYKALI GANAMBARR) who grudgingly takes her through the rugged wilderness to track down Hawkins. The terrain and the prevailing hostilities are frightening, as fighting between the original inhabitants of the land and its colonisers plays out in what is now known as “˜The Black War.’

Clare and Billy are hostile towards each other from the outset, both suffering their own traumas and mutual distrust, but as their journey leads them deeper into the wilderness, they must learn to find empathy for one another, while weighing the true cost of revenge.

The Nightingale is set to be released in theaters on August 2nd.

Trailer

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