- Original name: The nightingale
- Country: USA
- Genre: drama, military, history
- Producer: M. Laurent
- World premiere: December 22, 2021
- Starring: E. Fanning, D. Fanning et al.
The release date of the war movie "The Nightingale" has been postponed for a year due to the outbreak of coronavirus, now the picture will be released in the winter of 2021. The drama was supposed to debut in 2020, but production was stopped due to the pandemic. The real sisters Elle and Dakota Fanning will play the sisters on the screen. The trailer is expected closer to the premiere. Based on the novel of the same name by Christine Hannah, the film follows two sisters growing up in France on the eve of World War II and their struggle to survive and resist the German occupation.
Plot
The lives of two sisters living in France are crumbling with the outbreak of World War II.
Production
Directed by Melanie Laurent (Galveston, Natives, I Breathe).
Voiceover team:
- Screenplay: Dana Stevens (City of Angels, Safe Harbor, Reckless); Christine Hannah (Firefly Street);
- Producers: Elizabeth Cantillon (In Search of the Galaxy);
- Artists: Peter Findlay (Foyle's War, Killing Eve), Annamária Orosz (Northern Waters).
Studios
- Cantillon Company, The.
- TriStar Pictures.
Actors
Cast:
- Elle Fanning (Phoebe in Wonderland, A Rainy Day in New York, House Doctor, Law & Order Special Victims Unit);
- Dakota Fanning (The Secret Life of Bees, The Dreamer, C.S.I. Crime Scene Investigation, The Alienist, Friends).
Interesting Facts
Interesting that:
- The film is based on the 2015 novel of the same name by Christine Hanna.
- The novel was published in 45 languages and then sold 3.5 million copies in the US alone and became a # 1 New York Times bestseller, lasting a total of 114 weeks on the list.
- This is the first time Fanning will play the sisters on screen.
The Nightingale was inspired by the courageous women of the French Resistance, who helped shot down Allied pilots escape Nazi-occupied territory and hide Jewish children.
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