The Marsh King's Daughter will be released on Blu-ray + DVD on January 2 via Lionsgate. Based on Karen Dionne's 2017 novel, the 2023 psychological thriller film is currently available on VOD.
Neil Burger (Limitless, The Illusionist) directs from a script by Mark L. Smith (The Revenant, Vacancy) and Elle Smith. Daisy Ridley and Ben Mendelsohn star with Garrett Hedlund, Caren Pistorius, Brooklynn Prince, and Gil Birmingham.
Special features are listed below.
Special features:
Audio commentary by director Neil Burger
The Art of Survival: Making The Marsh King's Daughter
Theatrical trailer
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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.
I love how they let Bill and Jeb butt heads a little this final episode. Like, they’ve had their little moments (especially because Jeb is just so goddamn tense all the time -- understandably), but Bill has always diffused the situation or moved them past it.
But this episode, he really became a lot more confrontational, and I love that. Because Bill is just such a patient, wise, understanding person, so it never came across as mean-spirited or out of control, if that makes sense?
Like, even though they argued with one another, it never felt like they were at risk of having a falling out. Not once while I was watching their arguments did I think “oh shit, they’re not going to be friends anymore.” And I think that is solely because of the way Bill handles confrontation, and just generally carries himself.
I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, and I will not be shutting up about it: Gil Birmingham did an absolutely fantastic job, and Bill Taba was a showstopping character.
Andrew Garfield and Gil Birmingham on how they would decompress after filming dark scenes for ‘Under The Banner Of Heaven’ (2022).
I apologise for accidentally writing Gil’s character’s name in that gif instead of his real name, Gil is a talented actor and I’m used to referring to his character’s name in my head.