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The Daughter

The Daughter

It Takes An Outsider To See The Truth Inside.

20156.31h 36m

Overview

In the last days of a dying logging town, Christian returns to his family home for his father Henry’s wedding. While home, Christian reconnects with his childhood friend Oliver, who has stayed in town working at Henry’s timber mill and is now out of a job. As Christian gets to know Oliver’s wife Charlotte, daughter Hedvig, and father Walter, he discovers a secret that could tear Oliver’s family apart.

Directed by Simon Stone
Written by Simon Stone, Henrik Ibsen
Produced by Jan Chapman, Nicole O'Donohue
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Top Cast

Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

Henry

Sam Neill

Sam Neill

Walter

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

Christian

Ewen Leslie

Ewen Leslie

Oliver

Miranda Otto

Miranda Otto

Charlotte

Anna Torv

Anna Torv

Anna

Odessa Young

Odessa Young

Hedvig

Kate Box

Kate Box

Julianne

Sara West

Sara West

Jane

Nicholas Hope

Nicholas Hope

Peterson

Themes & Keywords

australiaforestfriendsunemploymentloggingdepressing

About The Daughter

The Daughter is a drama film released in 2015 exploring themes of australia, forest, friends, unemployment, logging, depressing. Directed by Simon Stone, it stars Geoffrey Rush, Sam Neill, Paul Schneider. In the last days of a dying logging town, Christian returns to his family home for his father Henry’s wedding. While home, Christian reconnects with his childhood friend Oliver, who has stayed in town working at Henry’s timber mill and is now out of a job. As Christian gets to know Oliver’s wife Charlotte, daughter Hedvig, and father Walter, he discovers a secret that could tear Oliver’s family apart.

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