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The Nightingale

Nationwide

Dakota Fanning, Melanie Laurent, Elle Fanning, Elizabeth Cantillon, Dana Stevens

R Drama N/A

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Production Status

Pre-Production

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Plot

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Plot
Two sisters live in France at the beginning of World War II. The older sister, Vianne Mauriac, says goodbye to her husband, who's heading off to fight in the war. She and her daughter become prisoners in their own home after it's requisitioned by German forces, and Vianne is faced with making impossible choices to save her family. Her younger sister, Isabelle, is an 18-year-old girl who falls for a young man who eventually betrays her. She then joins the Resistance and begins risking her life to save others.
Cited as modified plot formulation from hollywoodreporter.com
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The film's director Melanie Laurent last directed Wingwomen and The Mad Women’s Ball. The film's writer Dana Stevens last wrote The Woman King and Fatherhood.

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Elizabeth Cantillon
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Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for strong violent and disturbing content including rape, language throughout, and brief sexuality
Runtime
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Language
English

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Key Facts

  • Based on novel by Kristin Hannah.

Production Updates

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production. Film has not yet been shot. Delayed due to coronavirus pandemic. Release date delayed to 2021.

Pre-Production

The film was tagged as Pre-Production.

Development

The film was tagged as Development. Ann Peacock (Chronicle Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe) is on-board to write the script.

Announced

The film was tagged as Announced. TriStar Pictures has preemptively optioned the hot best-selling novel The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah.

Release Dates

When is the film coming out?

The Nightingale is coming out to nationwide movie theaters on To Be Announced (TBA) There are 9,438 other movies coming out on the same date, including The Rosie Project, Praise This and Mean Moms.



Questions

Is this the movie based on Kristin Hannah’s book, “The Nightingale?” Dec. 27, 2019
Who is narrating The Nightingale? Jun. 2, 2020

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Tue., Jul. 4, 2023

  • Changed the US film release date from December 23, 2022 to TBA

  • Set film release to Nationwide

  • Set film release to Nationwide

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