The Canary

Jan 17, 2025

2h 15m

★ 10.0

Survival in the Australian outback

Overview

Following the sinking of a transport vessel, Florence is set adrift on the open ocean. With only a caged canary beside her, she must find the courage to defy the standards of the 19th century and survive the hostile Australian wilderness.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Salt and Honey Productions

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Cast

Florence

Emilie Lowe

George

Samai King

Father

Steve Lowe

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6.2

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5.2

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0.0

Shed

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7.6

Sally Hemings: An American Scandal

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6.6

Rosalie

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4.2

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0.0

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0.0

I Want To Thank The Academy

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5.0

Betsy Ross

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6.1

Story of Annette Zelman

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0.0

Killing Castro

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7.6

Border 2

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6.3

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6.5

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6.2

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7.7

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7.1

I Like Movies

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Socially inept 17-year-old cinephile Lawrence Kweller gets a job at a video store, where he forms a complicated friendship with his older female manager.

7.9

I'm Still Here

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A woman married to a former politician during the 1971 military dictatorship in Brazil is forced to reinvent herself and chart a new course for her family after a violent and arbitrary act.

The Canary

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