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Where the Crawdads Sing 2022

Movie · 125 min · English · July 11, 2022

Coming-of-age dramaMysteryMystery drama

Directed by Olivia NewmanWritten by Lucy Alibar

Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jojo Regina, Leslie France, Taylor John Smith, Luke David Blumm

A 2022 American mystery drama film, Where the Crawdads Sing adapts the 2018 novel by Delia Owens. The story centers on Kya, a resilient girl left alone in a North Carolina marshland, who grows up learning about nature. When a local wealthy man is discovered dead, Kya becomes the main suspect and faces trial for murder. Olivia Newman directed the film, with Lucy Alibar handling the screenplay. Starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr., Jojo Regina, Garret Dillahunt, Ahna O'Reilly, and David Strathairn in key roles.

Mychael Danna created the soundtrack, featuring the original track "Carolina" by Taylor Swift. The song earned an MTV Movie & TV Award and was nominated for several honors, including a Critics' Choice Award, a Golden Globe, a Grammy, and a Satellite Award.

The film premiered in the United States on July 15, 2022 through Sony Pictures Releasing. Critics responded with mixed reviews, commending Edgar-Jones’s acting while criticizing the overall tone. Despite this, it proved commercially successful, earning $144.3 million globally against a $24 million budget.

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Cast

• Daisy Edgar-JonesCatherine "Kya" Clark
• Jojo Reginayoung Kya
• Leslie Francemid-70s Kya
• Taylor John SmithTate Walker
• Luke David Blummyoung Tate
• Sam Andersonmid-70s Tate
• Harris DickinsonChase Andrews
• Blue Clarkeyoung Chase
• Michael HyattMabel Madison
• Sterling Macer Jr.James "Jumpin'" Madison
• Garret Dillahunt"Pa" Jackson Clark
• Ahna O'Reilly"Ma" Julienne Clark
• David StrathairnTom Milton
• Eric LadinEric Chastain
• Logan MacraeJeremy "Jodie" Clark
• Will Bundonyoung Jodie
• Bill KellySheriff Jackson
• Jayson Warner SmithDeputy Joe Purdue
• Dane RhodesJudge Sims

Crew

Director

Olivia Newman

Screenplay

Lucy Alibar

Producer

Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter

Cinematography

Polly Morgan

Editing

Alan Edward Bell

Music

Mychael Danna

Details

Production

3000 Pictures, Columbia Pictures, HarperCollins Publishers, Hello Sunshine

Distributor

Sony Pictures Releasing

Budget

$24 million

Box office

$144.3 million

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