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The Daughter

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Christian returns to his hometown for his father's wedding. Reconnecting with childhood friends and family, he unearths a long-buried secret that threatens to shatter lives.
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With The Daughter, debuting writer-director Simon Stone turns Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck into a thoughtful meditation on the bonds of family, friendship, and community.

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Mike D'Angelo AV Club 12/14/2017
... The Daughter, while sticking close in broad outline to Ibsen's 1884 masterpiece, moves with a fluid grace that's wholly cinematic... Go to Full Review
Peter Rainer Christian Science Monitor 02/03/2017
C+
As any kind of introduction to Ibsen, this film is more a turnoff than a turn-on. Go to Full Review
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 02/02/2017
Made with taste, skill and discretion, "The Daughter" demonstrates both the staying power of classic material and the risks inherent in bringing it up to date. Go to Full Review
Edward Lawrenson The Big Issue 09/20/2023
Handling shifts in tone from acutely observed vignettes of small-town life to scenes of tragic ferocity with deft assurance, this is an impressive fully-formed debut from Stone. It's stunningly performed, too, with special mention to Odessa Young. Go to Full Review
Richard Crouse Richard Crouse 02/03/2021
4/5
A gem, an emotionally affecting film that transcends melodrama to cut to the core of how people react and regret in the face of fidelity and betrayal. Go to Full Review
Julie Crawford North Shore News (Vancouver, B.C.) 04/17/2019
8/10
The Daughter is further elevated by excellent, natural performances from veterans and newbies alike. Leslie, in particular, delivers a standout portrayal: everyman optimism shattered by unthinkable betrayal. Go to Full Review
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DANIEL T Nov 11 Outstanding movie. Tragic story. Very well acted by all: Ewen Leslie and Odessa Young gave award winning performances. Brought me to tears. Very sad. I highly recommend. See more Gareth v Jul 24 A moody, well-acted Australian drama with strong performances and a quietly tragic heart. Intimate and affecting, though a bit heavy-handed at times. See more Roger T 01/06/2024 Without doubt the clunkiest, clumsiest, most hamfisted effort at filmmaking that it has been my misfortune to watch in my 76 years, I felt embarrassed for actors such as Sam Neill, Miranda Otto and Geoffrey Rush that somehow they were inveigled to take part in such a train wreck of a movie. The saving grace was that as it got progressively worse, it became funny. The end could not come soon enough. See more Emil N 01/05/2024 Boring and annoying to watch. Hedvig wont stop crying at the end, which is more infuriating than sad. I was just waiting for her to die so I didnt have to listen to it. And when she finally died, her father started crying. WTH???!!!!! See more isla s 09/03/2022 This is a film very much about family secrets and how such things impact on others. There are various scenes with minimal dialogue and plenty of shots of characters pacing about, looking unsure and pensive. Geoffrey Rush and Sam Neill give decent performances but if your not keen on slow burners, i.e. slow paced family/domestic dramas, then this may not be for you. I noticed that in many scenes the lighting was relatively dark and I wondered if that was almost done on purpose, to portray a manifestation of the dark times and unsure footing the various people find themselves in. There's some reasonably good dialogue at times and its worth seeing but it isn't a film I'm likely to want to watch again. An intriguing and reasonably well made film with an element of atmosphere present, this is good but not quite great. See more @jeroduptown 04/30/2021 The daughter is a perfect storm of family secrets that funnel into existence through a grandfather's marriage. When the alcoholic son comes back to town, he upends everything, especially the daughter's identity. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Christian returns to his hometown for his father's wedding. Reconnecting with childhood friends and family, he unearths a long-buried secret that threatens to shatter lives.
Director
Simon Stone
Producer
Jan Chapman, Nicole O'Donohue
Screenwriter
Simon Stone
Distributor
Kino Lorber
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Australian English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 27, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 14, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$26.4K
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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