Where the Crawdads Sing

Based On the book by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2022 American mystery drama film based on the 2018 novel by Delia Owens. The film follows Kya, an abandoned yet defiant girl, who raises herself to adulthood in a North Carolina marshland, becoming a naturalist in the process. When the town's hotshot is found dead, she is the prime suspect and is tried for murder. Directed by Olivia Newman and written by Lucy Alibar, the film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr., Jojo Regina, Garret Dillahunt, Ahna O'Reilly, and David Strathairn.

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Release date:

July 15, 2022

Director:

Olivia Newman

Cast:

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn, Jayson Warner Smith

Genre:

Thriller, Mystery, Drama

Country:

United States

Language:

English

Year page:

2022 in adaptations