Nightingale
A troubled war veteran begins to unravel, thread by thread, in this gripping single-character drama. Told with incisive imagery, energy and humour, Nightingale is a compassionate depiction of isolation in the midst of a world ruled by social media.
David Oyelowo gives a spellbinding, roller-coaster ride of a performance as Peter, the sole character in the film and a war veteran who lives in a nondescript ranch home with his mother. Peter shares an ongoing monologue with himself and the audience via his laptop computer's video recorder. Unhinged by dark memories, Peter admits that he recently snapped and killed his mother. At first, the crime has a perversely liberating effect on Peter, but then he finds himself caught in a claustrophobic web of his own making; helpless to reverse the consequences of his recent actions and doomed to pay a severe price for his crime.
Critic Reviews:
- " It's a film that burrows into an unstable psyche, and nestles there uncomfortably. " – Jason Bailey
- " David Oyelowo the sole actor, but by most accounts pulls if off. " – Roger Catlin
- " Everything about Nightingale is richly expressive and chillingly effective. " – Bob Strauss