The Wonder (2002)

Directed by

Sebastián Lelio

Genre

drama film, mystery film, thriller film, psychological film

Country

United Kingdom, United States, Ireland

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 978 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A English nurse arrives in a rural Irish village to observe a young girl who claims to have not eaten for months. She must determine if the girl is a miracle or a fraud while grappling with her own beliefs.

sombersuspensefulatmosphericdeliberatehauntingsubduedmelancholicunsettling

What happens

The Wonder is a 2022 period psychological drama film directed by Sebastián Lelio. Emma Donoghue, Lelio, and Alice Birch wrote the screenplay based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Donoghue. Set shortly after the Great Famine, it follows an English nurse sent to a rural Irish village to observe a young 'fasting girl', who is seemingly able to miraculously survive without eating. Florence Pugh leads an ensemble cast that includes Tom Burke, Niamh Algar, Elaine Cassidy, Dermot Crowley, Brían F. O'Byrne, David Wilmot, Ruth Bradley, Caolán Byrne, Josie Walker, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, and Kíla Lord Cassidy. The Wonder premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2022. It had a limited theatrical release on 2 November 2022 and streamed on Netflix on 16 November 2022. It received positive reviews from critics who praised the production design and cast performances, particularly Pugh's. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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