The Dig (2021)

Directed by

Simon Stone

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 1,362 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1939, a determined landowner hires an excavator to dig up an ancient burial mound on her property. Together they uncover a historic Anglo-Saxon ship that captures the attention of the nation as war looms.

gentlemelancholicslow-burnreflectivequietly movingcontemplativeearthytender

What happens

The Dig is a 2021 British drama film directed by Simon Stone, based on the 2007 historical novel of the same name by John Preston, which reimagines the events of the 1939 excavation of Sutton Hoo in Suffolk, England. It stars Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin, Ken Stott, Archie Barnes, and Monica Dolan. It had a limited release on 14 January 2021, followed by streaming on Netflix on 29 January 2021. The film received positive reviews from critics and received five nominations for the British Academy Film Awards, including Outstanding British Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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