Started watching The Marsh King's Daughter last night without reading the synopsis (just heard it was about a missing father or something like that).
First five minutes: "Awww, this reminds me of when I was a kid and badly wanted to live in a swamp!"
A little bit later: "Oh. Oh no..."
I'll be finishing it up tonight, and am enjoying it so far (I usually like these types of bleak thriller movies). Haven't seen Ben Mendelsohn in anything for a while, but he does a great job; it took a minute or two before I even recognized him!
AU: Orson Krennic survives the Battle of Scarif, and barters his way across the universe. Dispensing with his usual flair of white cape and impeccable grooming, he is able to disguise himself with impressively grey facial hair. Krennic earns his keep on scavenger ships until he arrives at a forest moon of an Outer Rim planet.
His survival skills are subpar. But after several months of scraping and learning, he is able to ek out shelter and food. Hunting and fishing are a learning curve. His understanding of cartography helps.
Keeping to himself, Krennic particularly enjoys exploring the swampy areas of his new home and is learning to trap small animals. He has no knowledge of the destruction of the Death Star and doesn’t have the self awareness to reflect on his actions: the destruction of Jehda, the death of Galen Erso. Krennic dreams of Tarkin and regrets not killing him after his creation was taken from his command.
"It was raining harder now, and Rey lingered under the Falcon, looking out in wonder and occasionally extending a hand so she could feel the rain splashing in her palm. Water had been precious on Jakku, bartered and hoarded and fought over, and its gleeful abundance here still felt like a miracle."
—The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition