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Lady Macbeth (2016)

★ 6.8R89 min

2016 British film by William Oldroyd

Lady Macbeth is a 2016 British period drama film directed by William Oldroyd and produced by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly. Written for the screen by Alice Birch, it is based on the 1865 novella Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District by Nikolai Leskov. It stars Florence Pugh, Cosmo Jarvis, Paul Hilton, Naomi Ackie (in her film debut) and Christopher Fairbank. The plot follows a young woman who is stifled by her loveless marriage to an abusive and bitter man twice her age.

Lady Macbeth had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September 2016, and was released in the United Kingdom on 28 April 2017 by Altitude Film Distribution. It received positive reviews and has grossed $5.4 million worldwide.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Lady Macbeth about?
Lady Macbeth (2016) — Rural England, 1865. Katherine is stifled by her loveless marriage to a bitter man twice her age, whose family are cold and unforgiving. When she embarks on a passionate affair with a young worker on her husband's estate, a force is unleashed inside her, so powerful that she will
Is Lady Macbeth based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Lady Macbeth scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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