UK,
2016, 89 min
(Alternative: 85 min)
Directed by:
William OldroydScreenplay:
Alice BirchCinematography:
Ari WegnerComposer:
Dan JonesCast:
Florence Pugh, Christopher Fairbank, Bill Fellows, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie, Cosmo Jarvis, Finn Burridge, Rebecca Manley, Kema Sikazwe, Golda RosheuvelVOD (2)
Plots(1)
Rural England, 1865. Katherine is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, whose family are cold and unforgiving. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband's estate, a force is unleashed inside her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants. (Madman Entertainment)
Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2018 - William Oldroyd (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2018 - Outstanding British Film
- 2018 - Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2017 - Florence Pugh (Best Actress)
- 2017 - Naomi Ackie (Most Promising Newcomer)
- 2017 - Alice Birch (Best Screenplay)
- 2017 - Ari Wegner (Best Cinematography)
- 2017 - Holly Waddington (Best Costume Design)
- 2017 - Best British Independent Film
- 2017 - William Oldroyd (Best Director)
- 2017 - Naomi Ackie (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2017 - Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly (Breakthrough Producer)
- 2017 - Cosmo Jarvis (Most Promising Newcomer)
- 2017 - Best Casting
- 2017 - Best Make-Up & Hair Design
- 2017 - Jacqueline Abrahams (Best Production Design)
- 2017 - Alice Birch (Best Debut Screenwriter)
- 2017 - William Oldroyd (The Douglas Hickox Award)
European Film Awards
- 2017 - William Oldroyd (European Discovery)
- 2017 - Florence Pugh (Best Actress)
Goya Awards
- 2018 - William Oldroyd (Best European Feature)
Toronto International Film Festival
- 2016 - William Oldroyd (Platform Prize)
Zurich Film Festival
- 2016 - William Oldroyd (Critics' Jury Award)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2016 - William Oldroyd (FIPRESCI Award)
- 2016 - William Oldroyd (Golden Shell for Best Film)