Rural England, 1865. Katherine, suffocated by her loveless marriage to a bitter man and restrained by his father's tyranny, unleashes an irresistible force within her, so powerful that she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Directed by William Oldroyd
northern england
countryside
based on novel or book
arranged marriage
victorian england
older man younger woman relationship
groom
black maid
remote farm
19th century
mushrooms
daughter–in–law father–in–law relationship
wife kills husband
Rank
#120 in 2016·#5251 overall
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Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
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Cast
Florence Pugh
Katherine Lester
Cosmo Jarvis
Sebastian
Paul Hilton
Alexander Lester
Naomi Ackie
Anna
Christopher Fairbank
Boris Lester
Golda Rosheuvel
Agnes
Rebecca Manley
Mary
Cliff Burnett
Father Peter
David Kirkbride
Edward
Bill Fellows
Dr. Burdon
Ian Conningham
Detective Logan
Finn Burridge
Farmhand #1
Crew
William Oldroyd
Director
Alice Birch
Writer
Nick Emerson
Editor
Ari Wegner
Director of Photography
Jim Reeve
Executive Producer
Christopher Granier-Deferre
Executive Producer
Jacqueline Abrahams
Production Design
Holly Waddington
Costume Design
Nikolai Leskov
Novel
Eddie Dias
Lighting Coordinator
Popular Reviews
445 reviews
Tasha
6.0★ · 05/06/26
Not Florence Pughs worst performance though but overall MID
Not Florence Pughs worst performance though but overall MID
Gigi
1.0★ · 04/22/26
Distroying a classic classic shakespear's play with focusing only on the affair is quite disturbing and uncomfortable to watch. Couldn't even finish it.
Distroying a classic classic shakespear's play with focusing only on the affair is quite disturbing and uncomfortable to watch. Couldn't even finish it.
Hallie
6.0★ · 04/12/26
she was just killing people for the love of the game
she was just killing people for the love of the game
kit
6.0★ · 03/29/26
watched for florence pugh and english revison
then realised this isnt anything to do with shakespeares macbeth, carried on watching, now all im thinking is florence pugh needs her oscar
watched for florence pugh and english revison
then realised this isnt anything to do with shakespeares macbeth, carried on watching, now all im thinking is florence pugh needs her oscar
a
8.0★ · 02/23/26
Boris might be the most annoying character in fiction just based off how he eats
Boris might be the most annoying character in fiction just based off how he eats
