This is probably the most brutal movie I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Only time over ever seen someone run out of an auditorium to get away from what was happening.
@@charliee2552 A lot of other people walked out of this but this is the only time I've seen someone struggling to get out of a location so quickly so they wouldn't puke that they almost fell over a balcony.
@@tyweripqol3939 Multiple, and it'll get worse. They had on sight counsellors available and it's the only movie they IDd for before entry because while the movies aren't yet rated at sundance, they knew it was that impactful
It wasn't unrealistic.. I am from Iraq and once the gov and the police collapsed people turned into demons and animals doing all these horrific subhumanly evil things to others this film reminded me of that.
@@gostavoadolfos2023 It felt like truth laid bare and naked, which I think is why it felt like such a profound yet disturbing movie. I only hope it serves as a teacher for all who watch it.
This is clearly an R18+ & RUclips Movies has it under "Children's" In the Genres and looks to have been there for more than 6 months already. Can everyone willing please report it on the 2;15 RUclips movies trailer please.
There is nothing classic about this movie that I would care to remember!! It's a movie about a f**ked up history of savages raping women and killing children, brutally destroying generations so they can invade their land to steal what doesn't belong to them!!
Despite how challenging this film is, I actually found it ultimately up-lifting and cathartic. It is not just a revenge tale; it is about taking back one's humanity and dignity after it has been ripped away from you in the most horrific way, when the pain and rage threatens to erase what humanity you have left. About how empathy and compassion between survivors salvages humanity. About how survivors need to be stood up for, and the atrocities they endured acknowledged. About the power of openly bearing witness and confronting one's perpetrators. A meditation on justice versus vengance.
Exactly what should be taken from this movie. Excellently put. It's not just to portray raw brutality for shock value. While my heart goes out to anyone who can relate to any of the hardships in this movie, for those like myself who can't, it's meant to force us to look at what reality has been and is like. As close to actual footage without being so. As much as we want to look away, we need to watch to understand the gravity of the atrocities through history and, unfortunately, in even modern times and what, as you said, survivors must do to cope and heal.
As an indigenous woman I found myself at home in this film in the worst possible way. My heart goes out to my indigenous cousins across the ditch. May you all keep your identity and endure. "you are still here and you aren't going anywhere".
I really feel sorry for you and every single one in history who has been through abuse, force, discrimination and torture in the hands of the devil and past. Hope you're finding the world a better place to breathe in today, lots of love from a brown girl ❤
The scary thing is that this kind of shit would have happened quite often back in those days... when there were no witnesses, and there was a big power differential between the abusers and the victims. Scary stuff
@@MideanStone Doesn't even have to do with rich and poor. People who are in a position to hurt people can do some brutal stuffs. There are evil people doing evil things from all races, income levels, backgrounds, and genders
@@zaphyros2518 Um... No, it's siding with another person who faces the same oppression to kill people that raped her and murdered her family after tormenting her own people to enslavement
This movie is the best depiction of the worst of Australian history. These are the thing's that happened to my Irish ancestor's and to the Australian indigenous people, at the hands of the British establishment. It hurt me in a way that nothing can describe because i am an Irish Australian descendant and so it affected me more than just being a confronting, brutal movie. It felt very deeply personal. It made the blood in my veins boil and my spirit scream, for all the injustice and brutality imposed upon my people and the indigenous Australian people. The dispersion of my people and the stripping of the native people and their culture. I cried during and after watching it and it took me weeks to recover because of the way it deeply affected me and my spirit. I will never watch it again but it is a brilliant movie, with brilliant actor's and it is highly underated. It deserves more recognition but my advice is to watch it at your own risk because it's very explicit, brutal and confronting and one must be mentally prepared for it, especially if you have ties to the dark past of Australian history.
Thank you for being so raw, vunerable and honest about the way this Masterpiece of Cinema affected you. I came across the movie by shear accident and upon reading the synopsis of it, knew I had to watch it. It was powerful, brutal, confrontational, and raw. The best film I have seen in many years. It breaks your heart at the very same time as it slowly and cautiously try to mend it back together. One cannot help but become deeply immersed in Clare and Billy's plight. Pain. Distrust and uncertainty of each other and humanity. I will never forget this film. Not ever and like you. I won't watch it again. I don't need too. I fully took this ride right along with Clare and Billy. Their pain became my pain, their defeat were my defeat , their hunger became my problem and when they were tired, cold and hungry. I felt helpless and wanted to give them comfort. As a person of color with indigenous ancestry who has also be marginalized, bereaded and treated inhumanIy I can honestly say. I only needed just this one experience of this great cinema and that's truly enough for me.
I cried throughout the film, couldn't look away during it, and just sat in silence for the rest of the night. It was a beautifully crafted film capturing the horrific realities of injustice in colonial Australia. The kind of film you call a masterpiece but never watch again. I have chills just watching the trailer.
Having just seen it I can officially say this is the first movie that made me feel like my soul needed a shower afterwards. It's amazing but it's also gonna mess some people up
The thing is, this is human nature. This is happening right now in some part of the world. We do this to animals everyday. Go and work in the slaughter house and this movie becomes nothing in comparison.
@Lord Farquaad Nobody decided to evolve you idiot. "If those animals don't want to be slaughtered, then maybe they should've evolved to think their way out of dying like humans did."🤣🤣🤣 Let's lock you in a slaughterhouse and see if you can evolve a new trait to get out. You must not be serious because this comment is too stupid to be real.
@Lord Farquaad it's not like you contributed to human evolution, don't say it so proudly. Also evolution and survival of the fittest has nothing to do with being at the top of the food chain. So many occurences in the past 800 million years have wiped out the top of the food chain while leaving the bottom. And same can easily happen to us, by our own hand even.
The fact i only found out about this movie yesterday really makes me mad. This was a MASTERPIECE that got swept up and lost and it was never given its dues
Absolutely an amazing movie that pulls no punches whatsoever when it comes to depicting the complete and utter brutality that was European colonization and genocide. This is not "entertainment" - it is cinema at it's finest!
@@IchKomentiereNur123 Yeah but some of those death tolls are exaggerated. Post-colonial conflicts have been a lot more horrific and killed way more people. The "black war" depicted in The Nightingale only killed 900 people over 20 years, and that's a high estimate.
@@robfl100 - I'd suggest the book: Late Victorian Holocausts by Mike Davis to gain a scale on the numbers who died in the name of colonial "policies." www.amazon.com/gp/product/1784786624/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
"There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know" Harry S. Truman If this scene doesn't illustrate this quote, I don't know what does
This movie follows an Irish girls story line. Now to everyone talking about how sad and disturbing this movie is. Imagine how horrific it was for the Aboriginal Australians, who weren't even considered human by these monsters.
"Monsters" australian settlers were heroes that civilized Australia and aboriginals and turned a once barren land into a wodnerful outpost of western civioziation
By saying "monsters" I hope you're referring to those were responsible for terrible crimes like this against aborigines & not the Australian public in general??
This is an incredible movie. Some very intense violence in it so be prepared but it is a necessary part of this stunning and captivating film. Go see it!!!
This should not be rated R - it should be rated PTSD! I choke whenever I hear a musket being fired after this. The worst part being that this is an all to real situation that must have happened countless times in the preceding centuries with the paucity of information exchange compared to modern day - no one would dare speak out about what would happen behind closed doors or thick tree-fall as that would spell certain death. Its like I can feel this in my bones(im 3 shades black Irish...Ancestors raped by Spaniards, ancestors raped by French occupants and drunkards' all!)
Yes, it should have been rated R, but I believe it's also good it wasn't . Because if it was I'm sure not as many people would have seen this and this film NEEDS to be seen especially if you're Australian so people know what happened, and what their really celebrating Australia day...
@@kaelantobin well said. I remember saying to mum after watching this how much Australian history at school was so boring when reduced to a bunch of dates. This film totally changed both my perspective and interest regarding the colonisation (and its horors) of Van Diemen's Land
@@ingenueblue8914 well now, you see(as far as I know anyways)there are 4 types. 1: has French blood cause of an ancestor being ravaged by the Normans 2: being partly Spanish cause of rape instigated by the Spanish Armada 3: is known for being a drunk/troublemaker/all around shit person 4: someone born of a parent of African descent(Phil Lynott is a pretty spot on example) but mostly Irish and who continuous to live on Irish soil. Answers will ultimately change based on who you ask.
What's "black Irish"? Do you mean mixed race like Phil Lynott and Paul McGrath,or the "new Irish" from Nigeria and Pakistan? No one here in Ireland uses that term and I have never met an Irish person native to Ireland who has even heard of it,never mind knows what it means; they'd think you meant Phil Lynott and Paul McGrath!
One of the few film experiences that have left me speechless. Absolutely MASTERFUL work. I was GLUED to the screen every second of this thing, the storytelling has a strong grasp and doesn't let go until the very end. I applaud Jennifer Kent and Aisling Franciosi for this MASTERPIECE. HOPEFULLY this gets nominated at the academy awards. INDIE MOVIES NEED LOVE TOO💯✊🏾
Absolutely raw and powerful film. Cathartic for anyone who's been at the short end of a power differential and hopefully, eye-opening for everyone else. Kent's skill at portraying the "heart of darkness" without exploiting the victims and even giving some depth and context to the perpetrators is superb.
I heard that they had to have therapists present at the screening. EDIT OCTOBER 29, 2019 ~ I saw the movie a couple months ago. Blew my mind and not in the happy way.
@@mattysixx this is true, a lot of people walked out while I was watching this movie Don't watch this if you have a past of abuse of any sort otherwise this movie will remind you of it, and here I thought the human centipede was fucked up
@Dana Davison I don't think I've ever seen someone called a dummy as an insult on youtube. Gave me a good laugh. Good on ya for not being a complete asshole when you're insulting someone like 99.9% of the people on here.
wtf absolutely not, this isnt for children. everywhere has a brutal history as long as there was people in power over others. doesnt mean we should force kids to watch it. like 18 and up sure.
I came across this film almost by accident this week. All I can say is it's incredible. Uncomfortable viewing at times, but what a searingly honest look it is at colonisation and its terrible impact on colonised people. Ideal viewing for 'Thanksgiving' (today!).
This movie was fucking phenomenal. One of the most confronting and brutal movies I've seen but at the same time incredibly vital and essential viewing. It reckons with the human horrors of the past in a way that is both unflinching and intensely powerful. One of the best Australian films I've seen, and I'm Australian!
Literally one of the best films I've ever seen. Extremely violent but the story is true to history and the production, casting, directing etc are beyond perfect!!!
A very difficult watch. It’s horrifically phenomenal. Kent helped shine a light on a history that Australia ignores. As a nation, we romanticise and deify the ANZACS and Gallipoli as a nation story, when it’s a really shit nation building story to have. It’s classed as the first major conflict that Australia was apart of despite the war between Europeans and Aboriginal peoples being right at the doorstep. We don’t have a solid nation story like America. The revolutionary war against the British founded your nation. Our nation story is being a pawn to the British and a failed campaign. Our story is yet to be written and it begins by reconciling with the traditional owners of the Australian land and separation from the monarch. We even romanticise bushrangers even though they were the ones doing a lot of the killings
@Craig Ebanez Stop with this utter rubbish. You have obviously not read your history books or at least given it a glance. Its boring to read such childish comments that have no foundation of truth but mere boyhood sentiments. Get an adult education first then comment.
@ And you are such an historian and ex plainer of what Indigenous people thought. WOW what a statement from you its almost funny. A proclamation was made in Sydney Cove...hahahahah. So you think the other colonies followed it to the letter when they are thousands of miles away. Dude I thought you would know human nature by now. It can be and is fucken ugly. Read history books by actual historians mate. Then comment ok.
Hey Tom, just a bit of interesting trivia. The first 'Bush Ranger' (1789) in Australia was an escaped Black slave in NSW. He was called Black Caesar. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Caesar. There should be a film made about him.
@Craig Ebanez why should I stop you now...everyone loves the idiot but you could be much more with an education. Also you are unoriginal and boring. Open your mind boy.
It’s so harsh, but brilliantly brought to life in this film. The British empire tortured and ruined so many generations of Irish, Scottish and indigenous people for hundreds of years.
That is so true. As an Irish Australian descendant, this movie destroyed me beyond its usual shock because i could feel it in my blood and veins. My spirit was shot and it ruined me, i wasn't right for weeks. My soul was in deep mourning for the suffering of my Irish ancestor's and for the destruction and stripping of the Indigenous Australian people. It breaks something inside that can never truly ever be healed or consoled. It still deeply affects me even just talking about it. I will never watch it again, however, i believe those strong enough to handle it should watch it at least once, to see just how brutal Australia's dark past really is.
This was so hard to watch and a beautiful watch at the same time. Just brutality compelling throughout. Really makes you think how savagely devastating life was back then.
I typically spoil disturbing movies for myself so I know what to expect, but I didn’t read anything about this film. I didn’t even watch a trailer for it until last night. I saw the movie about a month ago and I was bawling and shaking uncontrollably. I’m a pretty jaded movie goer but this film broke me.
@@jlstudio1050 The Babadook is an absolute _masterpiece_ of horror filmmaking and was critically acclaimed to high heavens, dude. If you don't like it, fine. But don't make it seem like you're not in the _hugest_ minority.
@@DarinMichaelGrant it's your opinion that it is a masterpiece. But I thought it had flaws. And the flaws were big enough for me to not praise it like other great horror films
Very few films can touch and examine the human existence as this film does. As difficult as the horrific hardships of this storyline opens one's eyes to...it shows how powerful film can be while allowing anybody that experiences it personal growth in their own existence. 🏆 ❤ 🎥 Absolutely TOP SHELF production
If your sensitive, i would highly recommend not seeing this (or read spoilers if need be to help u decide). Even the toughest movie goer will have a very hard time. Its more than a revenge story. Its a complete thesis on violence.
@@7eyesopenwide168 its an important movie, but i wish i hadnt seen it in such a visceral way. I know the hype re: the violence interests thrillseekers, but its not thrilling, it leaves you feeling traumatized. Ending was great. Message is great. Brave filmmaking
@@lmp19791 thanks for the feedback. Haven't seen it, but based on the trailer it is timely as pertains to a number of societal narratives. Yes its important to acknowledge injustice, however these days we have so many topics being politicized in a very divisive manner and not necessarily in a way that contributes to the evolution and progress of society. More the opposite, as in regressive. And to top it off it traumatizes people which is abuse, non consensual abuse if they don't know ahead of time what they are in store for.
Same here! Best film I saw at Sundance 2019. (It world premiered at Venice Film Fest in 2018 and then its US premiere at Sundance in Jan 2019, to the previous comment)
I loved that someone was willing to make such an important movie, and fearless enough to portray the brutality so honestly. The only thing I was sad about the actual production after seeing it is that I think this was an opportunity to give some real perspective to the Aboriginal people, where as the Indigenous characters here felt a little like background setting, having less weight than the main protagonist. I’d really like to hear a few different reactions to the film from a range of Aboriginal communities. I wish that perhaps there had been one or two female characters with more extensive stories and personalities, and that their tragedy has as much weight, or even more as the protagonist we got. The atrocities in Tasmania specifically were so horrific it felt wrong to not centre around it. Again, I understand the existing film is more appropriate from a white directors perspective, and still did a great job at many of its intentions and gave me hope for the future or representation.
Just watched, favorite film of 2019 easily. I’m in complete utter fucking shock. Utterly disturbing yet genuinely beautiful, I’ll remember this for years.
Kellinon I just saw it, it’s finally available on Hulu. I was in shock, and I was so uncomfortable and disturbed but yet I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. I agree, this movie is a masterpiece and so beautiful. It deserves more. But wow what a film.
Call me a psychopath, but I really wasn't as shocked by the violence as I was expecting - probably because I was expecting it. It was definitely brutal at times, especially that early scene, but I do think the vast majority would be able to handle this movie. I loved it and I think people need to watch it, it's an important film, but sadly the dramatic comments about it being the most violent film ever made will undoubtedly put people off and that makes me sad because this is a beautiful film and I want people to experience it.
Doug MS no not at all I totally understand you! I just personally have a low tolerance for violence so I definitely think it’s different for everyone! But yeah I agree there is some movies out there are semi disturbing but I was fine watching them
This is most important film that has ever come from Australia. More, the most important film that will ever come from Australia. As we contemplate even now the most horrific treatment of refugees and racist fulminations not immensely different from 19thC Tasmania, the hope is this film will stir consideration by new generations of Australians that their abominable treatment of refugees and asylum seekers needs their drastic and urgent intervention. As for reference to walkouts in Sydney, consider walkouts about the Nauru and Manus detention camps and the rapes, murders, suicides under Australian policing. Immense respect for director, Jennifer Kent - what immensely respectful the native languages of the 2 protagonists given big screen. We love you, JK, an immense performance by Aisling and all.
Roger that! On the edge of my seat the last half hour or so just hoping they would somehow make it. Final scene on the beach was nothing short of amazing.
Aisling Franciosi who plays the lead in this film, her performance is amazing in this. This film is so heartbreaking and very violent but definitely worth seeing.
Saw this a few days ago at my local theater that sometimes plays independent films. It's one of the most disturbing and harrowing films I've seen in years. There is a 10 minute sequence in this movie which is unbelievably sad and traumatic. Best film of the year.
Honestly the best movie in 2019. No typical Hollywood bullshit...it is a challenge to watch but it is worth every second and i believe this movie needs a voice
This movie is incredible and heartbreaking. An expose on the evils of patriarchy- specifically the British colonial kind. We need more movies like this. The British went around the world systematically abusing and enslaving anyone they found. Irish, American Indians, Africans, Indigenous peoples of Australia. And they still have never made reparations. The evil legacy of our ancestors endures and a lot of white people won't even acknowledge it.
You make me sad. You've been so totally perverted. You probably started out with good intentions, but you're just vicious and self-righteous now. Kinda the person you want to see "the British" as...
99.999999 percent of white people are not racist and just want to make throught this life with less damage as possible.Quit blaming all the worlds woes on white people and begin to look in mirror and on what you can do better.
The Burn Loot Murder Channel the movie is not anti white it’s just realistic. I completely disagree with the comment that started this thread. Reparations are ridiculous but we should support 3rd world countries to be better
This is in my opinion an excellent film portraying mankinds inherent hatred of things he doesn't understand. Jealousy and love juxtaposed with loathing. Aisling singing and acting are absolutely beautiful n brilliant. This must have been a very difficult and emotionally torturing film to make. I ❤️ it 🕊🕊
It’s fucking grim but essential viewing, especially for us Aussies. Quite captivating and beautifully shot. Grim, grim stuff but that’s the way the world was and continues to be. We can be cruel beyond belief.
This type of film you have to have a certain mindset. Times like tonight where I am tempted to order it but feeling on the sensitive side of things lately so I will wait. Brutality takes on many dif forms but this looks quite authentic.
OMG...LET ME TELL U.....As much as this movie had so many parts in it that weren't necessary at all( it really dragged some parts on for no reason) Im glad I finished it!!! The end was all worth it!!! And trust me....Its not what u expect!!! KUDOS TO WHOMEVER!!!👏🏽👏🏽
If the same story has been directed by Quentin Tarantino or Mel Gibson, it would have been a very, very different story. I am glad how Jennifer Kent made this revenge tale as a heart-broken, soul-shaking drama
this is the very reason why not everyone deserves a high position. Not only the higher educational level and achievements filter those that should be assigned a high rank, but above all their personality should be carefully studied. this is a Must watch movie.
This was a very dark and violent movie. It kept me totally engaged. If you are sensitive to this type of movie, you might want to pass. Otherwise, I highly recommend it.
Saw this a couple nights ago. It's an incredible film. Gorgeously shot, powerfully acted, and intense as all hell; there's never a dull moment. During the scene at 0:25, I could feel my body shake as I breathed.
@@juwangillespie6086 Mostly very disturbing, given its subject matter, though there are a couple moments that are built to frighten in a classical-horror way. Plus there are a lot of shots in this that do invoke a very ghost-story-like feel.
Horrifying yet beautiful at the same time. The scenery contrasted with the brutality of the British soldiers against the colonists/prisoners and Aboriginal people. Jennifer Kent's other film, "The Babadook" was a suspenseful horror film. In this film the horror is real instead of supernatural. An excellent and disturbing film.
it's difficult to watch not because of the violence because we know it is real and it happened. Of all the brutal things that happened,the scene that really affected me was when Mangana cried on the table saying "this is my country, this is my home".
Mesmerizing film that just the world seems to have overlooked. All performances were just perfect and told a great story that shows the brutality of English colonialism. Aisling Franciosi is unforgettable!
This is probably one of the last movies any of us wants to watch but at the same time it's one a lot of us probably should watch. Our world has a dark history and it's important to know about it and learn from it.
Ive just finished watching this movie. OH MY, my my my. Its a tour de force and a testement to Aisling's and Baykali's mastery of their craft. Well done.
I keep finding myself being drawn to watch this ...and then it remember how sensitive I am. I really don't think I can do it. Just reading about it and watching the trailer breaks me.
Great movie. Exceptional acting and very touching. I actually had to leave the room during one scene and I’ve never done that before. It’s that impactful
I'm at a loss for words. I'd heard about this movie but only just watched it. I think I might have been one of the walk-outs if I saw it in theatre. SO much to unpack with this one. One of the most frustrating things to me is how Clare hates the English and their treatment of the Irish then turns around and acts the same to Billy in the beginning. I hope to see something similar depicting the history of the Aboriginal people, but through their own lens and not on the sidelines. Honestly, this is such a dark chapter for Australia and is not widely spoken about. It's amazing how much damage one country (England) could do and how the ripple effects are still being felt today all over the world. This movie offers only a tiny sliver of the fear and precariousness women must have felt during that time. The fact that Clare lost her entire world in one moment is unthinkable yet this sort of thing probably happened all the time without anyone to speak for them. One of the worst moments for me is when they took Lowana away from her screaming baby and decided that she was now their property and they could do with her what the pleased. Imagine the audacity. I had to continuously remind myself this was only a movie, despite being based on true circumstances.
this movie was just way more than I could ever deal with viewing it all but for reasons I'll never know and despite the sheer brutality of it all i felt compelled to watch until the bitter end amidst my tears, horror and palpitations ...
This is probably the most brutal movie I’ve ever seen in my entire life. Only time over ever seen someone run out of an auditorium to get away from what was happening.
Holy shit. Seriously?
I saw exactly 12 people (it wasn't even a crowded theater) walking out of Suspiria 2018, and I didn't even think it was that bad
@@charliee2552 A lot of other people walked out of this but this is the only time I've seen someone struggling to get out of a location so quickly so they wouldn't puke that they almost fell over a balcony.
OverRottenWaddup Two, sadly.
@@tyweripqol3939 Multiple, and it'll get worse. They had on sight counsellors available and it's the only movie they IDd for before entry because while the movies aren't yet rated at sundance, they knew it was that impactful
All I could do was sit in silence when this movie ended. A dark meditation on humanity.
It wasn't unrealistic.. I am from Iraq and once the gov and the police collapsed people turned into demons and animals doing all these horrific subhumanly evil things to others this film reminded me of that.
@@gostavoadolfos2023 It felt like truth laid bare and naked, which I think is why it felt like such a profound yet disturbing movie. I only hope it serves as a teacher for all who watch it.
I have just finished it now, I'm so angry. Humanity sucks
Same
True...didn't sleep well after seeing it
“You don’t want trouble but sometimes trouble wants you.”
Love that line. This movie will be a classic.
Yeah , that is quotable .
@Daniel Rathburn Same , I am coming to the conclusion that The Babadook is probably my favorite movie of all time .
This is clearly an R18+ & RUclips Movies has it under "Children's" In the Genres and looks to have been there for more than 6 months already. Can everyone willing please report it on the 2;15 RUclips movies trailer please.
I like "fast fast fast, I go slow." better
There is nothing classic about this movie that I would care to remember!! It's a movie about a f**ked up history of savages raping women and killing children, brutally destroying generations so they can invade their land to steal what doesn't belong to them!!
Despite how challenging this film is, I actually found it ultimately up-lifting and cathartic. It is not just a revenge tale; it is about taking back one's humanity and dignity after it has been ripped away from you in the most horrific way, when the pain and rage threatens to erase what humanity you have left. About how empathy and compassion between survivors salvages humanity. About how survivors need to be stood up for, and the atrocities they endured acknowledged. About the power of openly bearing witness and confronting one's perpetrators. A meditation on justice versus vengance.
Your description is the one that made me watch and I'm happy I did.
That is a beautiful description.
@@wildfirewest2844 so glad you did 😊
Exactly what should be taken from this movie. Excellently put. It's not just to portray raw brutality for shock value. While my heart goes out to anyone who can relate to any of the hardships in this movie, for those like myself who can't, it's meant to force us to look at what reality has been and is like. As close to actual footage without being so. As much as we want to look away, we need to watch to understand the gravity of the atrocities through history and, unfortunately, in even modern times and what, as you said, survivors must do to cope and heal.
As an indigenous woman I found myself at home in this film in the worst possible way. My heart goes out to my indigenous cousins across the ditch. May you all keep your identity and endure. "you are still here and you aren't going anywhere".
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I really feel sorry for you and every single one in history who has been through abuse, force, discrimination and torture in the hands of the devil and past. Hope you're finding the world a better place to breathe in today, lots of love from a brown girl ❤
Lol
@@w_rh1414__ I think it'd be better to use indigenous word instead of aboriginal since it sounds bad
The scary thing is that this kind of shit would have happened quite often back in those days... when there were no witnesses, and there was a big power differential between the abusers and the victims. Scary stuff
BohemianAsh hey Dumbass
Wake up.
It happens every day on earth.
Race doesn't matter, so long as there are rich and poor.
The rich will do everything to stay rich, and keep the poor where they are.
@@MideanStone Doesn't even have to do with rich and poor. People who are in a position to hurt people can do some brutal stuffs. There are evil people doing evil things from all races, income levels, backgrounds, and genders
@@madisoned oh i agree, but if there is one thing people of any race can relate to, it is the oppression of the poor, by the wealthy.
@@madisoned Yap evil has no color ,gender..
This movie shows cruelty and abuse in so many explicit and subtle ways that when a character was genuinely kind it made myself cry unstoppably
Right! That old man😢
This caught me as well. Kent really made something special here.
This!!!!
Hawkins was the most evil son of a bitch I've ever seen in a movie
*“You don’t want trouble but sometimes trouble wants you.” - sentence of my life*
Trouble wants you because you expose yourself to trouble. Shut up and obey your man.
Becky hating her own skin and siding with POCs to kill her own race! that's the nasty idea behind this stupid movie
@@zaphyros2518 dumb and racist comment Irish were oppressed by the British at this time
@@zaphyros2518 Um... No, it's siding with another person who faces the same oppression to kill people that raped her and murdered her family after tormenting her own people to enslavement
@@zaphyros2518 wouldn’t you want to kill someone that raped you and murdered your family? What a stupid comment
This movie is the best depiction of the worst of Australian history.
These are the thing's that happened to my Irish ancestor's and to the Australian indigenous people, at the hands of the British establishment.
It hurt me in a way that nothing can describe because i am an Irish Australian descendant and so it affected me more than just being a confronting, brutal movie.
It felt very deeply personal.
It made the blood in my veins boil and my spirit scream, for all the injustice and brutality imposed upon my people and the indigenous Australian people.
The dispersion of my people and the stripping of the native people and their culture.
I cried during and after watching it and it took me weeks to recover because of the way it deeply affected me and my spirit.
I will never watch it again but it is a brilliant movie, with brilliant actor's and it is highly underated.
It deserves more recognition but my advice is to watch it at your own risk because it's very explicit, brutal and confronting and one must be mentally prepared for it, especially if you have ties to the dark past of Australian history.
Thank you for being so raw, vunerable and honest about the way this Masterpiece of Cinema affected you. I came across the movie by shear accident and upon reading the synopsis of it, knew I had to watch it.
It was powerful, brutal, confrontational, and raw. The best film I have seen in many years.
It breaks your heart at the very same time as it slowly and cautiously try to mend it back together.
One cannot help but become deeply immersed in Clare and Billy's plight. Pain. Distrust and uncertainty of each other and humanity.
I will never forget this film. Not ever and like you.
I won't watch it again.
I don't need too. I fully took this ride right along with Clare and Billy. Their pain became my pain, their defeat were my defeat , their hunger became my problem and when they were tired, cold and hungry. I felt helpless and wanted to give them comfort.
As a person of color with indigenous ancestry who has also be marginalized, bereaded and treated inhumanIy I can honestly say. I only needed just this one experience of this great cinema and that's truly enough for me.
I am Irish and Scottish. Mostly Irish. Was this the Scottish as well ? The movie has English Yorkshire men
The real horror here is the apostrophes
I cried throughout the film, couldn't look away during it, and just sat in silence for the rest of the night.
It was a beautifully crafted film capturing the horrific realities of injustice in colonial Australia. The kind of film you call a masterpiece but never watch again.
I have chills just watching the trailer.
I just finished watching on Netflix and wholeheartedly agree with every word of your post.
*The song is*
Clannad - Siuil a run
Thanks
a true herooo
you are awesome, came here to find this song.
Also "Anúna" has a beautiful rendition of that song :)
Iluviel thank you :)
Having just seen it I can officially say this is the first movie that made me feel like my soul needed a shower afterwards. It's amazing but it's also gonna mess some people up
Things seen where did you see it at?? Our local theater doesn’t show its out and I’m trying to figure out how to watch it.
@@dennissinkovics8379 The Hollywood Arclight in Los Angeles, I don't think it got a wide US release
Things seen was it a one day thing?
Things seen thank you.
go check out a michael haneke film, his films messed me up. if you're into that sort of thing.
The world has always been full of so much evil. This film was devastating. Maybe in my top 5 of all time.
The thing is, this is human nature. This is happening right now in some part of the world. We do this to animals everyday. Go and work in the slaughter house and this movie becomes nothing in comparison.
@Lord Farquaad jeez you're a douche
@Lord Farquaad Nobody decided to evolve you idiot. "If those animals don't want to be slaughtered, then maybe they should've evolved to think their way out of dying like humans did."🤣🤣🤣 Let's lock you in a slaughterhouse and see if you can evolve a new trait to get out. You must not be serious because this comment is too stupid to be real.
@Lord Farquaad We didn't evolve our way out of dying tho. Tf are you talking about dipshit Jr?
@Lord Farquaad it's not like you contributed to human evolution, don't say it so proudly. Also evolution and survival of the fittest has nothing to do with being at the top of the food chain. So many occurences in the past 800 million years have wiped out the top of the food chain while leaving the bottom. And same can easily happen to us, by our own hand even.
The fact i only found out about this movie yesterday really makes me mad. This was a MASTERPIECE that got swept up and lost and it was never given its dues
Absolutely an amazing movie that pulls no punches whatsoever when it comes to depicting the complete and utter brutality that was European colonization and genocide. This is not "entertainment" - it is cinema at it's finest!
British Empire is not entire Europe...but the depiction was spot on...
@@niarlatotepbasset France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Italy (some more but not as much as those) all did this
@@IchKomentiereNur123 Yeah but some of those death tolls are exaggerated. Post-colonial conflicts have been a lot more horrific and killed way more people. The "black war" depicted in The Nightingale only killed 900 people over 20 years, and that's a high estimate.
Everyone here is aware of what tribes did to each other? He who is without sin etc....
@@robfl100 - I'd suggest the book: Late Victorian Holocausts by Mike Davis to gain a scale on the numbers who died in the name of colonial "policies." www.amazon.com/gp/product/1784786624/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
This movie is available to buy just under the video, it’s categorised as “Children’s”....
First of all, no
Just like The Babbadook was listed as "LGBT". It's a running theme.
@@rabidheartbeats5953 What the fuck are you two talking about??
@ yeah wtf
where i can watch?
@@GrumpyGrimo you got to buy it or its on Hulu I think
"There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know"
Harry S. Truman
If this scene doesn't illustrate this quote, I don't know what does
This movie follows an Irish girls story line. Now to everyone talking about how sad and disturbing this movie is. Imagine how horrific it was for the Aboriginal Australians, who weren't even considered human by these monsters.
@@An-Alien-On-Earth they weren't human?
The Irish went through colonialism also, 800 years of oppression
"Monsters" australian settlers were heroes that civilized Australia and aboriginals and turned a once barren land into a wodnerful outpost of western civioziation
By saying "monsters" I hope you're referring to those were responsible for terrible crimes like this against aborigines & not the Australian public in general??
@erinnfitzgerald6257 did you read the comment? It's pretty clear smh
This was a masterpiece. I watch a film a day and this was one of the best of the last year. Needs more recognition.
Can you give anymore suggestions? Please.
This is an incredible movie. Some very intense violence in it so be prepared but it is a necessary part of this stunning and captivating film. Go see it!!!
what do you mean "intense violence"?
like gore, with lots of blood?
@@JamesBrown-zp9xe while there is some slightly gorey content, I mean more on like traumatic rape scenes that might be hard to watch for some.
i am going to watch this tonight :) a woman intent on revenge right up my street.
Sean Ballard I don’t know. I think it was rather mild. I guess rape scenes can freak some women out but that’s about it.
Sean Ballard Why would rape scenes be hard to watch for anyone who hasn’t been raped?
If someone curious about the melody, it is an adaptation of an old Celtic song named: Siúil a Rún
Its a traditional Irish song, Celtic could be nearly and country in Europe.
Clannad
This should not be rated R - it should be rated PTSD! I choke whenever I hear a musket being fired after this.
The worst part being that this is an all to real situation that must have happened countless times in the preceding centuries with the paucity of information exchange compared to modern day - no one would dare speak out about what would happen behind closed doors or thick tree-fall as that would spell certain death.
Its like I can feel this in my bones(im 3 shades black Irish...Ancestors raped by Spaniards, ancestors raped by French occupants and drunkards' all!)
Yes, it should have been rated R, but I believe it's also good it wasn't . Because if it was I'm sure not as many people would have seen this and this film NEEDS to be seen especially if you're Australian so people know what happened, and what their really celebrating Australia day...
@@kaelantobin well said. I remember saying to mum after watching this how much Australian history at school was so boring when reduced to a bunch of dates. This film totally changed both my perspective and interest regarding the colonisation (and its horors) of Van Diemen's Land
What is a black Irish?
@@ingenueblue8914 well now, you see(as far as I know anyways)there are 4 types. 1: has French blood cause of an ancestor being ravaged by the Normans 2: being partly Spanish cause of rape instigated by the Spanish Armada 3: is known for being a drunk/troublemaker/all around shit person 4: someone born of a parent of African descent(Phil Lynott is a pretty spot on example) but mostly Irish and who continuous to live on Irish soil.
Answers will ultimately change based on who you ask.
What's "black Irish"? Do you mean mixed race like Phil Lynott and Paul McGrath,or the "new Irish" from Nigeria and Pakistan? No one here in Ireland uses that term and I have never met an Irish person native to Ireland who has even heard of it,never mind knows what it means; they'd think you meant Phil Lynott and Paul McGrath!
One of the few film experiences that have left me speechless. Absolutely MASTERFUL work. I was GLUED to the screen every second of this thing, the storytelling has a strong grasp and doesn't let go until the very end. I applaud Jennifer Kent and Aisling Franciosi for this MASTERPIECE. HOPEFULLY this gets nominated at the academy awards. INDIE MOVIES NEED LOVE TOO💯✊🏾
Absolutely raw and powerful film. Cathartic for anyone who's been at the short end of a power differential and hopefully, eye-opening for everyone else. Kent's skill at portraying the "heart of darkness" without exploiting the victims and even giving some depth and context to the perpetrators is superb.
I heard that they had to have therapists present at the screening. EDIT OCTOBER 29, 2019 ~ I saw the movie a couple months ago. Blew my mind and not in the happy way.
elsa1942 no they had them at filmings that is a complete myth that they were at screenings, stop spreading that bullshit.
@@mattysixx this is true, a lot of people walked out while I was watching this movie
Don't watch this if you have a past of abuse of any sort otherwise this movie will remind you of it, and here I thought the human centipede was fucked up
@Dana Davison I don't think I've ever seen someone called a dummy as an insult on youtube. Gave me a good laugh. Good on ya for not being a complete asshole when you're insulting someone like 99.9% of the people on here.
What a bunch of wimps
@@fenixmartin854 thanks for the reference, I never had the guts to watch the human centipeade
This was one of those nice little gems I found while surfing my streaming channels, but it's not for the faint of heart.
Why?
who else remember her from "the fall" and then realizes she's lyanna stark?!?!?!
Mother of Jon
@@nbofddsrtre6216 First of Her Name
The Maid of Winter Roses!
Yes! I thought she looked familiar
Hadn’t realised
As someone who had that song playing all the time as a kid, I suspect this movie hits that much harder when you're either Irish or Aborigine.
Australia was founded on brutality. If it were up to me this film would be mandatory viewing in all Australian schools.
yes we should make little preppies watch this
but seriously year twelves should watch it
wtf absolutely not, this isnt for children.
everywhere has a brutal history as long as there was people in power over others. doesnt mean we should force kids to watch it. like 18 and up sure.
@@tom18a12 no it's not, even adults can't stand the brutality of this movie
why should children be responsible for something they were never a part of and don't condone
Only in like the last year when people are like 17 or 18
I came across this film almost by accident this week. All I can say is it's incredible. Uncomfortable viewing at times, but what a searingly honest look it is at colonisation and its terrible impact on colonised people. Ideal viewing for 'Thanksgiving' (today!).
This movie was fucking phenomenal. One of the most confronting and brutal movies I've seen but at the same time incredibly vital and essential viewing. It reckons with the human horrors of the past in a way that is both unflinching and intensely powerful. One of the best Australian films I've seen, and I'm Australian!
Less of a brutal revenge movie, more of what that quote says. An unforgettable search for human kindness and peace.
Literally one of the best films I've ever seen. Extremely violent but the story is true to history and the production, casting, directing etc are beyond perfect!!!
literally you can not write without using the word literally
A very difficult watch. It’s horrifically phenomenal. Kent helped shine a light on a history that Australia ignores. As a nation, we romanticise and deify the ANZACS and Gallipoli as a nation story, when it’s a really shit nation building story to have. It’s classed as the first major conflict that Australia was apart of despite the war between Europeans and Aboriginal peoples being right at the doorstep. We don’t have a solid nation story like America. The revolutionary war against the British founded your nation. Our nation story is being a pawn to the British and a failed campaign. Our story is yet to be written and it begins by reconciling with the traditional owners of the Australian land and separation from the monarch. We even romanticise bushrangers even though they were the ones doing a lot of the killings
@Craig Ebanez Stop with this utter rubbish. You have obviously not read your history books or at least given it a glance. Its boring to read such childish comments that have no foundation of truth but mere boyhood sentiments. Get an adult education first then comment.
@ And you are such an historian and ex plainer of what Indigenous people thought. WOW what a statement from you its almost funny. A proclamation was made in Sydney Cove...hahahahah. So you think the other colonies followed it to the letter when they are thousands of miles away. Dude I thought you would know human nature by now. It can be and is fucken ugly. Read history books by actual historians mate. Then comment ok.
Hey Tom, just a bit of interesting trivia. The first 'Bush Ranger' (1789) in Australia was an escaped Black slave in NSW. He was called Black Caesar. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Caesar. There should be a film made about him.
@Craig Ebanez awww did I hurt your little witty witty feelings. Pleez get educated thats all.
@Craig Ebanez why should I stop you now...everyone loves the idiot but you could be much more with an education. Also you are unoriginal and boring. Open your mind boy.
A mix of beauty and sadness.
Wonderful, with a punch in stomach.
It’s so harsh, but brilliantly brought to life in this film. The British empire tortured and ruined so many generations of Irish, Scottish and
indigenous people for hundreds of years.
That is so true.
As an Irish Australian descendant, this movie destroyed me beyond its usual shock because i could feel it in my blood and veins.
My spirit was shot and it ruined me, i wasn't right for weeks.
My soul was in deep mourning for the suffering of my Irish ancestor's and for the destruction and stripping of the Indigenous Australian people.
It breaks something inside that can never truly ever be healed or consoled.
It still deeply affects me even just talking about it.
I will never watch it again, however, i believe those strong enough to handle it should watch it at least once, to see just how brutal Australia's dark past really is.
.. Deserved the 5 Stars it received .. Couldn't stop thinking about it .. Fantastic acting from all the cast
This was so hard to watch and a beautiful watch at the same time. Just brutality compelling throughout. Really makes you think how savagely devastating life was back then.
Give it a few more films and Jennifer Kent will go down as one of the great genre directors
I typically spoil disturbing movies for myself so I know what to expect, but I didn’t read anything about this film. I didn’t even watch a trailer for it until last night. I saw the movie about a month ago and I was bawling and shaking uncontrollably. I’m a pretty jaded movie goer but this film broke me.
Six words are enough to sell this thing: From The Director Of The Babadook
Even though it wasn't amazing
JL Studio *buzzer noise* sorry Hans, wrong guess! Would you like to go for Double Jeopardy, where the scores can really change?
@@heymistercarter. ???????
@@jlstudio1050 The Babadook is an absolute _masterpiece_ of horror filmmaking and was critically acclaimed to high heavens, dude.
If you don't like it, fine. But don't make it seem like you're not in the _hugest_ minority.
@@DarinMichaelGrant it's your opinion that it is a masterpiece. But I thought it had flaws. And the flaws were big enough for me to not praise it like other great horror films
Very few films can touch and examine the human existence as this film does.
As difficult as the horrific hardships of this storyline opens one's eyes to...it shows how powerful film can be while allowing anybody that experiences it personal growth in their own existence. 🏆 ❤ 🎥 Absolutely TOP SHELF production
Aisling was awesome in The Fall (especially in S2 where she got more screen time). She deserves attention and many, many good roles to play.
It was hard to watch. This movie makes hollywood looks amateur
Very well said. Hollywood is constantly thinking, "Who will this offend? Or will it be offensive?" Who gives a damn?! Just make a fucking movie.
If your sensitive, i would highly recommend not seeing this (or read spoilers if need be to help u decide). Even the toughest movie goer will have a very hard time. Its more than a revenge story. Its a complete thesis on violence.
This movie is most definately not for me.
What was your take away?
@@7eyesopenwide168 its an important movie, but i wish i hadnt seen it in such a visceral way. I know the hype re: the violence interests thrillseekers, but its not thrilling, it leaves you feeling traumatized. Ending was great. Message is great. Brave filmmaking
@@lmp19791 thanks for the feedback. Haven't seen it, but based on the trailer it is timely as pertains to a number of societal narratives. Yes its important to acknowledge injustice, however these days we have so many topics being politicized in a very divisive manner and not necessarily in a way that contributes to the evolution and progress of society. More the opposite, as in regressive. And to top it off it traumatizes people which is abuse, non consensual abuse if they don't know ahead of time what they are in store for.
John Wu yes, children are killed in this movie sadly. Normally kids are off limits but not in this film.
One of the best films I have ever seen. A masterpiece. A must-watch. Exceptional. Gripping. Emotionally taxing. Beautifully done.
Saw this at Sundance. Was my favorite film out of all I got to see. I HIGHLY recommend going to see it!!!
how did you saw the movie when the trailer released in may 22/2019 and announced the opening in theatres in August (: !!!
Same here! Best film I saw at Sundance 2019. (It world premiered at Venice Film Fest in 2018 and then its US premiere at Sundance in Jan 2019, to the previous comment)
@@souloftheghost Film Festival
@@souloftheghost Read his comment again...slowly this time. Your answer is the fourth damn word.
@@TheNickSweat relax your ass you don't have to tell me. I read it and i didn't know that it was a film festival movie
I loved that someone was willing to make such an important movie, and fearless enough to portray the brutality so honestly. The only thing I was sad about the actual production after seeing it is that I think this was an opportunity to give some real perspective to the Aboriginal people, where as the Indigenous characters here felt a little like background setting, having less weight than the main protagonist. I’d really like to hear a few different reactions to the film from a range of Aboriginal communities. I wish that perhaps there had been one or two female characters with more extensive stories and personalities, and that their tragedy has as much weight, or even more as the protagonist we got. The atrocities in Tasmania specifically were so horrific it felt wrong to not centre around it. Again, I understand the existing film is more appropriate from a white directors perspective, and still did a great job at many of its intentions and gave me hope for the future or representation.
I agree!
If it was dishonest, you wouldn't know one way or the other.
Just watched, favorite film of 2019 easily. I’m in complete utter fucking shock. Utterly disturbing yet genuinely beautiful, I’ll remember this for years.
Kellinon I just saw it, it’s finally available on Hulu. I was in shock, and I was so uncomfortable and disturbed but yet I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. I agree, this movie is a masterpiece and so beautiful. It deserves more. But wow what a film.
Call me a psychopath, but I really wasn't as shocked by the violence as I was expecting - probably because I was expecting it. It was definitely brutal at times, especially that early scene, but I do think the vast majority would be able to handle this movie. I loved it and I think people need to watch it, it's an important film, but sadly the dramatic comments about it being the most violent film ever made will undoubtedly put people off and that makes me sad because this is a beautiful film and I want people to experience it.
Doug MS no not at all I totally understand you! I just personally have a low tolerance for violence so I definitely think it’s different for everyone! But yeah I agree there is some movies out there are semi disturbing but I was fine watching them
Watching this tonight.. Never heard of it before. Was scrolling throu sky movies. Can't wait
Paul Brewin awesome! Keep an open mind
This is most important film that has ever come from Australia. More, the most important film that will ever come from Australia. As we contemplate even now the most horrific treatment of refugees and racist fulminations not immensely different from 19thC Tasmania, the hope is this film will stir consideration by new generations of Australians that their abominable treatment of refugees and asylum seekers needs their drastic and urgent intervention. As for reference to walkouts in Sydney, consider walkouts about the Nauru and Manus detention camps and the rapes, murders, suicides under Australian policing.
Immense respect for director, Jennifer Kent - what immensely respectful the native languages of the 2 protagonists given big screen. We love you, JK, an immense performance by Aisling and all.
It is refreshing to see a film get so close to an accurate depiction of Australia’s history. Yes, it’s brutal, but this is truth.
Nothing can prepare you for this movie. Saw it at IFFBoston in April. I couldn't stop thinking about it for days. That doesn't happen to me often.
What was your 'take away'?
Roger that! On the edge of my seat the last half hour or so just hoping they would somehow make it. Final scene on the beach was nothing short of amazing.
Aisling Franciosi who plays the lead in this film, her performance is amazing in this. This film is so heartbreaking and very violent but definitely worth seeing.
Saw this a few days ago at my local theater that sometimes plays independent films. It's one of the most disturbing and harrowing films I've seen in years. There is a 10 minute sequence in this movie which is unbelievably sad and traumatic. Best film of the year.
The nightingale is one of the best movie I've ever seen. 😮
Honestly the best movie in 2019. No typical Hollywood bullshit...it is a challenge to watch but it is worth every second and i believe this movie needs a voice
best Movie of 2019??? please Watch the JOKER much better,,, don´t need rape scenes or killing Babies scenes in the Joker..
@@angc1456 Joker is amazing, but The Lighthouse and Parasite are both better movies
@@123simenHP parasite great cinematography, great acting but weak script.. . , lighthouse great Movie , great acting but nothing new..
This movie is incredible and heartbreaking. An expose on the evils of patriarchy- specifically the British colonial kind. We need more movies like this. The British went around the world systematically abusing and enslaving anyone they found. Irish, American Indians, Africans, Indigenous peoples of Australia. And they still have never made reparations. The evil legacy of our ancestors endures and a lot of white people won't even acknowledge it.
You make me sad. You've been so totally perverted. You probably started out with good intentions, but you're just vicious and self-righteous now. Kinda the person you want to see "the British" as...
Anti white hate in this movie is evident in the brain-washed morons in the comment section. It's a _MOVIE_ you racists.
@@theburnlootmurderchannel4380 100%. Thank you for telling the truth.
99.999999 percent of white people are not racist and just want to make throught this life with less damage as possible.Quit blaming all the worlds woes on white people and begin to look in mirror and on what you can do better.
The Burn Loot Murder Channel the movie is not anti white it’s just realistic. I completely disagree with the comment that started this thread. Reparations are ridiculous but we should support 3rd world countries to be better
This is in my opinion an excellent film portraying mankinds inherent hatred of things he doesn't understand. Jealousy and love juxtaposed with loathing. Aisling singing and acting are absolutely beautiful n brilliant. This must have been a very difficult and emotionally torturing film to make. I ❤️ it 🕊🕊
I'm here because:
1. The gritty, gray, dirty cinematography
2. The plot
3. The original score by Jed Kurzel. I definitely want to see this.
It’s fucking grim but essential viewing, especially for us Aussies. Quite captivating and beautifully shot. Grim, grim stuff but that’s the way the world was and continues to be. We can be cruel beyond belief.
Just watched the movie, it's literally a piece of art omg..
This type of film you have to have a certain mindset. Times like tonight where I am tempted to order it but feeling on the sensitive side of things lately so I will wait.
Brutality takes on many dif forms but this looks quite authentic.
I'll pass then, I hate art :)
@undeadkid101 101 I have degrees in art, I also admittedly hate art. The more educated in art you become, the more you hate it honestly.
It's not art it's reality
This movie just realised in my country few days ago! I cried so many times watching this. drained all of my tears from the start of a year.
OMG...LET ME TELL U.....As much as this movie had so many parts in it that weren't necessary at all( it really dragged some parts on for no reason) Im glad I finished it!!! The end was all worth it!!! And trust me....Its not what u expect!!! KUDOS TO WHOMEVER!!!👏🏽👏🏽
Tough watch but so worth it. Masterful on every level.
If the same story has been directed by Quentin Tarantino or Mel Gibson, it would have been a very, very different story. I am glad how Jennifer Kent made this revenge tale as a heart-broken, soul-shaking drama
this is the very reason why not everyone deserves a high position. Not only the higher educational level and achievements filter those that should be assigned a high rank, but above all their personality should be carefully studied. this is a Must watch movie.
Outstanding film. Beautifully shot and acted. The subject matter is harrowing as hell, some brutal scenes that are hard to forget.
This was a very dark and violent movie. It kept me totally engaged. If you are sensitive to this type of movie, you might want to pass. Otherwise, I highly recommend it.
This film was AMAZING.
Every single Australian should watch this
And irish person!
Saw this a couple nights ago. It's an incredible film.
Gorgeously shot, powerfully acted, and intense as all hell; there's never a dull moment. During the scene at 0:25, I could feel my body shake as I breathed.
moviemaster8510 where did you watch this? It says it’s coming out in August 2, 2019
@@Wesley-fm7xo At a festival held at the Music Box Theater in Chicago. Aisling Franciosi was also there for a post-screening Q&A. It was pretty sweet.
moviemaster8510 Is it scary?
@@juwangillespie6086 Mostly very disturbing, given its subject matter, though there are a couple moments that are built to frighten in a classical-horror way. Plus there are a lot of shots in this that do invoke a very ghost-story-like feel.
@Rafael B. As one should expect, pretty harrowing and emotionally draining.
Horrifying yet beautiful at the same time. The scenery contrasted with the brutality of the British soldiers against the colonists/prisoners and Aboriginal people. Jennifer Kent's other film, "The Babadook" was a suspenseful horror film. In this film the horror is real instead of supernatural. An excellent and disturbing film.
Such a powerful, meaningful, touching movie. I cried so much, this movie was amazing !!!
Greatly enjoyed this film. It is brutal, but so were those times. Beautiful film with strong performances.
Not many movies bring me to tears and laughter but this was one of them. Allround Brilliance, from beginning to end.
This might be the closest we'll ever get to a Blood Meridian adaptation in terms of brutality
not for the faint at heart..
but this story had to be told in this vivid graphic manner..5stars 4me
I was in this as a convict. Great week, great location
You had me at "From Jennifer Kent"
@PietreADI You not liking her or thinking less of her does not equate to her being overrated. The world does not revolve around you.
it's difficult to watch not because of the violence because we know it is real and it happened. Of all the brutal things that happened,the scene that really affected me was when Mangana cried on the table saying "this is my country, this is my home".
Mesmerizing film that just the world seems to have overlooked.
All performances were just perfect and told a great story that shows the brutality of English colonialism.
Aisling Franciosi is unforgettable!
This is probably one of the last movies any of us wants to watch but at the same time it's one a lot of us probably should watch. Our world has a dark history and it's important to know about it and learn from it.
Ive just finished watching this movie. OH MY, my my my. Its a tour de force and a testement to Aisling's and Baykali's mastery of their craft. Well done.
This is a very vicious and nasty film but it's very well made Baykali Ganambarr deserves an Oscar nomination as Billy.
too true. He's staggering in this
This movie left me to silence. So brutal, horrific and beautiful peace of art at the same time.
This film broke my heart, it’s such a brilliant film but it’s really not for the faint hearted, brutal beyond words
This film is no doubt one of the most depressing and IMPORTANT films that should be shown in history class. Like damn this film needed to exist
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A lovely film that illustrated what the British also did in Ireland for centuries. Yes, 800 years of rape, murder, robbery among many other evils.
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1:34 "i am Mangana, The Blackbird ", This scene made me emotional ! This film us spectacularly epic !
This movie is violent and very disturbing, but an incredible film
I keep finding myself being drawn to watch this ...and then it remember how sensitive I am. I really don't think I can do it. Just reading about it and watching the trailer breaks me.
I'm just a nursing student i expected something else Ooh damn what an underrated movie?????? Loved it
Great movie. Exceptional acting and very touching. I actually had to leave the room during one scene and I’ve never done that before. It’s that impactful
That moment when a trailer blows your freaking mind into positive mood proportions.
What was your 'take away'?
@@7eyesopenwide168 haven't watched it yet.
@@BangiranaAllan what is your take away from the trailer?
@@7eyesopenwide168 the trailer is very good. It shows a movie that has a very promising story with a dark twist to it.
This is enough to make me develop a crush on Aisling Franciosi .Because she both looks and sounds( the vocals of the song ) beautiful
Thank u Jennifer Kent for making this night so lucrative through this film..thanks a million.
Great performance by Billy and clare superb acting . That was reality back in those days horrible brutal world 🌎
This film left me stunned by its end. One of the finest films I've seen👏🏽
I'm at a loss for words. I'd heard about this movie but only just watched it. I think I might have been one of the walk-outs if I saw it in theatre. SO much to unpack with this one. One of the most frustrating things to me is how Clare hates the English and their treatment of the Irish then turns around and acts the same to Billy in the beginning. I hope to see something similar depicting the history of the Aboriginal people, but through their own lens and not on the sidelines. Honestly, this is such a dark chapter for Australia and is not widely spoken about. It's amazing how much damage one country (England) could do and how the ripple effects are still being felt today all over the world. This movie offers only a tiny sliver of the fear and precariousness women must have felt during that time. The fact that Clare lost her entire world in one moment is unthinkable yet this sort of thing probably happened all the time without anyone to speak for them. One of the worst moments for me is when they took Lowana away from her screaming baby and decided that she was now their property and they could do with her what the pleased. Imagine the audacity. I had to continuously remind myself this was only a movie, despite being based on true circumstances.
this movie was just way more than I could ever deal with viewing it all but for reasons I'll never know and despite the sheer brutality of it all i felt compelled to watch until the bitter end amidst my tears, horror and palpitations ...
One of the best films i have seen,jennifer kent never disappoints.