Where the Crawdads Sing (film)

Where the Crawdads Sing
Where the Crawdads Sing
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Olivia Newman
Screenplay by	Lucy Alibar
Based on	Where the Crawdads Sing; by Delia Owens
Produced by	Reese Witherspoon; Lauren Neustadter;
Starring	Daisy Edgar-Jones; Taylor John Smith; Harris Dickinson; Michael Hyatt; Sterling Macer, Jr.; Jojo Regina; Garret Dillahunt; Ahna O'Reilly; David Strathairn;
Cinematography	Polly Morgan
Edited by	Alan Edward Bell
Music by	Mychael Danna;
Production; companies	Columbia Pictures; Hello Sunshine; 3000 Pictures; HarperCollins; TSG Entertainment II;
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Releasing
Release dates	July 11, 2022 (MoMA); July 15, 2022 (United States);
Running time	125 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$24 million
Box office	$144.3 million

Where the Crawdads Sing is a 2022 American mystery drama film based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Delia Owens. It was directed by Olivia Newman from a screenplay by Lucy Alibar and was produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. Daisy Edgar-Jones leads the cast, featuring Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr., Jojo Regina, Garret Dillahunt, Ahna O'Reilly, and David Strathairn. The story follows an abandoned yet defiant girl, Kya, 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.

After being filmed in Louisiana from March to June of 2021, the film was released in the United States on July 15, 2022, by Sony Pictures Releasing under Columbia Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics, who praised Edgar-Jones's performance and the cinematography, but found the film's overall tone incoherent. Audience reception was more positive and the film became a box office success, grossing $144.3 million worldwide on a $24 million budget.

Mychael Danna composed the film's soundtrack, which includes the original song "Carolina" by Taylor Swift. The song won an MTV Movie & TV Award and was nominated for various accolades, such as a Critics' Choice Award, a Golden Globe, a Grammy, and a Satellite Award.

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