The Nightingale: Audience members 'walk out' of revenge thriller over brutal rape scenes
The IndependentSign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Audience members at the Australian premiere of historical revenge thriller The Nightingale reportedly walked out after just 20 minutes over scenes of violence against women and children. According to News.com.au, one woman was heard shouting “she's already been raped, we don't need to see it again!” in response to what was apparently the third rape scene in the space of 20 minutes. “ Kent subjects us to a disturbing frequency of rape scenes to the extent that it soon stops feeling like a jolt of brutal honesty and quickly becomes indulgent,” he wrote. Plan auto-renews until cancelled Try for free In a Q&A, she added that she said she “totally understands” why people would react negatively to those scenes and they had “every right” — but added she felt like she “needed” to include scenes of such horror so as not to soften the brutality of that period in history.
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