Daisy Ridley & Ben Mendelsohn in ‘The Marsh King’s Daughter’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
August 23, 2023
Source: YouTube
“You must always protect your family.” Lionsgate has revealed an official trailer for a “tense thriller” called The Marsh King’s Daughter, based on the book of the same name written by Karen Dionne. Landing in theaters this October. A woman tells her story about her life when she was young and about her mother who was abducted by her father and is forced to confront her past. Helena’s father is the infamous “Marsh King,” the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. When Helena’s father escapes from prison, Helena must find the strength to face her demons and the man she once idolized, knowing that her father will come to hunt both Helena and her family. Now she must get revenge. Daisy Ridley stars as Helena Pelletier, with Brooklynn Prince, Ben Mendelsohn, Garrett Hedlund, Caren Pistorius, and Joey Carson. This has a slick premise – a chilling setup with an abusive, sneaky father, who breaks out of prison. So she sets up some traps & figures out how to be the one who finally has the high ground over him.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Neil Burger’s The Marsh King’s Daughter, from YouTube:
In the tense thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter, from director Neil Burger, a woman with a secret past will venture into the wilderness she left behind to confront the most dangerous man she’s ever met: her father. In the film, Helena’s (Daisy Ridley) seemingly ordinary life hides a dark and dangerous truth: her estranged father is the infamous Marsh King (Ben Mendelsohn), the man who kept her and her mother captive in the wilderness for years. When her father escapes from prison, Helena will need to confront her past. Knowing that he will hunt for her and her family, Helena must find the strength to face her demons and outmaneuver the man who taught her everything she knows about surviving in the wild. The Marsh King’s Daughter is directed by American filmmaker Neil Burger, director of the films Interview with the Assassin, The Illusionist, The Lucky Ones, Limitless, Divergent, The Upside, and Voyagers previously. The screenplay is written by Elle Smith & Mark L. Smith, adapted from Karen Dionne’s novel of the same name. It’s produced by Keith Redmon, Teddy Schwarzman, and Mark L. Smith. Roadside will debut Burger’s The Marsh King’s Daughter in theaters exclusively starting on October 6th, 2023 this fall. Who’s interested?
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