2022 · drama · mystery · romance
Where the Crawdads Sing
Directed by Olivia Newman2h 6m2022
Abandoned by her family, Kya raises herself all alone in the marshes outside of her small town. When her former boyfriend is found dead, Kya is instantly branded by the local townspeople and law enforcement as the prime suspect for his murder.
Our read: Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) reads as a neutral, steady, inventive drama · mystery · romance entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, steady, measured drama / mystery, inventive in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, tender.
- intense
- tender
- twisty
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