Taglines: Secrets are buried just beneath the surface.
Where the Crawdads Sing Movie Storyline. From the best-selling novel comes a captivating mystery. Where the Crawdads Sing tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community.
Drawn to two young men from town, Kya opens herself to a new and startling world; but when one of them is found dead, she is immediately cast by the community as the main suspect. As the case unfolds, the verdict as to what actually happened becomes increasingly unclear, threatening to reveal the many secrets that lay within the marsh.
Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2022 American mystery drama film based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens. It was directed by Olivia Newman from a screenplay by Lucy Alibar and was produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. Daisy Edgar-Jones leads the cast, featuring Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr., Jojo Regina, Garret Dillahunt, Ahna O’Reilly, and David Strathairn. The story follows an abandoned yet defiant girl, Kya, who raises herself to adulthood in a North Carolina marshland, becoming a naturalist in the process. When the town’s hotshot is found dead, she is the prime suspect and is tried for murder.
After being filmed in Louisiana from March to June of 2021, the film was released in the United States on July 15, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing under Columbia Pictures. It received generally mixed reviews from critics, who praised Edgar-Jones’s performance and the cinematography, but found the film’s overall tone incoherent. Audience reception was more positive and the film became a box office success, grossing $144 million worldwide on a $24 million budget.
Canadian composer Mychael Danna composed the film’s soundtrack, which includes the original song “Carolina” by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song won an MTV Movie & TV Award and was nominated for various accolades, such as a Critics’ Choice Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Grammy Award, and a Satellite Award.
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
Directed by: Olivia Newman
Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer, David Strathairn, Eric Ladin, Ahna O’Reilly, Michael Hyatt, Joe Chrest, Logan Macrae
Screenplay by: Lucy Alibar
Production Design by: Sue Chan
Cinematography by: Polly Morgan
Film Editing by: Alan Edward Bell
Costume Design by: Mirren Gordon-Crozier
Art Direction by: Kirby Feagan
Music by: Mychael Danna
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual content and some violence including a sexual assault.
Distributed by: Sony Pictures
Release Date: July 15, 2022 (United States)
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