6.8 /10 1 Votes
76% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by Simon Stone Music by Mark Bradshaw Director Simon Stone | 6.8/10 IMDb 62% Metacritic Screenplay by Simon Stone Initial release 27 October 2016 (Germany) Language English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Produced by Jan Chapman
Nicole O'Donohue Based on The Wild Duck by
Henrik Ibsen Starring Geoffrey Rush
Ewen Leslie
Paul Schneider
Miranda Otto
Anna Torv
Odessa Young
Sam Neill Awards AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress Nominations AACTA Award for Best Lead Actor Cast Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill, Anna Torv, Miranda Otto, Odessa Young Similar Geoffrey Rush movies, Dramas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Daughter is a 2015 Australian drama film written and directed by Simon Stone, starring an ensemble cast led by Geoffrey Rush. The film was released in Australia on 17 March 2016 to generally favourable reviews. The film is a reworking of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck.
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Plot
Christian Nielsen returns home to Australia from the US for the wedding of his father Henry to his much younger housekeeper Anna. He finds out that Charlotte, the wife of his childhood friend Oliver, had an affair with his father, and their daughter Hedvig is actually his father's daughter. After he tells Oliver, Oliver leaves his wife and tells his daughter he can not look at her, after which she tries to commit suicide with her grandfather's shotgun. Oliver and Charlotte reunite in the hospital, where Hedvig recovers from the unsuccessful suicide attempt.
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Release
The Daughter was shown in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film was released in Australia on 17 March 2016.
Reception
The Daughter has received positive reviews from critics. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film currently holds an 85% approval rating based on 34 reviews, with an average rating of 6.9 out of 10. On Metacritic, the film currently has a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
