The Nightingale was never going to be an easy conversation for Australia to have. One of the film’s leading men Baykali Ganambarr understands, perhaps more than anyone, that the content is overwhelming. “If it’s hard for you then think about how hard it was for our ancestors.”Jason Mendez via Getty Images NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 01: Baykali Ganambarr at Build Studio on August 1, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Mendez/Getty Images)The Nightingale The Nightingale’s Baykali Ganambarr Talks Audiences Walking Out: ‘Jump Into Our Shoes’The Nightingale, which has been nominated for 12 AACTA Awards, is the story of Clare (Aisling Franciosi), a young Irish convict living in 1820s wild Tasmania. It’s sad to see it happen in 2019, it’s nearly 2020 and racism still exists and it’s right there.”

Source: Huffington Post December 03, 2019 07:18 UTC