Fanny Lye Deliver'd

2019 110 min ★ 6.3 Drama, History, Thriller

On an isolated English farm in 1657, Fanny lives a quiet life with her oppressive husband John and their young son. One day their life is rocked with the arrival of young couple Thomas and Rebecca who claim to have been robbed and need a place to stay. But are these strangers really who they say they are?

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Cast

Maxine Peake

Fanny Lye

Charles Dance

John Lye

Freddie Fox

Thomas Ashbury

Tanya Reynolds

Rebecca Henshaw

Zak Adams

Arthur Lye

Peter McDonald

High Sheriff for the Council of State

Perry Fitzpatrick

Sheriff's Deputy

Kenneth Collard

Constable

Details

Director

Thomas Clay

Tagline

"Her world transform'd"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Essential Filmproduktion, Pull Back Camera, Head Gear Films, Kreo Films

Reviews

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SWITCH.

November 18, 2020

★ 7/10

Thomas Clay's feminist folktale asks us to question whether it is strength of character, not adherence to an arbitrary set of rules, that makes a person “good“. 'Fanny Lye Deliver'd' isn't a happy film, but Fanny's liberation and her rejection of tyrannical rule ensures that it is an empowering one. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-fanny-...