The Marsh King’s Daughter is based on an acclaimed 2017 thriller by Karen Dionne, but the cinematic adaptation seems to be flying well under the radar. It opens tomorrow with Daisy Ridley of Star Wars fame headlining the cast alongside Ben Mendelsohn, Garrett Hedlund, Caren Pistorius, Brooklyn Prince, and Gil Birmingham. The Illusionist and Divergent director Neil Burger is behind the camera.
STXfilms was originally supposed to distribute Daughter before the company shuttered and now Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions are sharing output duties. Promotion has been scant and reviews are mixed with a 56% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
This might have had better luck going direct to streaming and skipping multiplexes. In addition to the box office challenges it faces, reaction guarantees it’ll be a non-factor on the awards circuit. My Oscar Prediction posts will continue…
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