![]() An English nurse, traveling all on her own. ![]() The Great Famine still casts a long shadow, and the Irish hold England responsible for that devastation. And so we invite you to believe in this one. The people you are about to meet, the characters, believe in their stories with complete devotion. "The beginning of a film called The Wonder. This is the beginning," a woman, actress Niamh Algar, who plays Anna's older sister Kitty, says. ![]() It starts with a panning shot of a large warehouse set filled with film equipment. ![]() Spoilers ahead for the ending of The Wonder.įlorence Pugh's newest period drama, The Wonder, tells the story of Anna, an 11-year-old Irish girl who reportedly stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well-she says she is surviving on "manna from heaven." A nurse, Lib (Pugh) is sent to observe Anna (Kíla Lord Cassidy) to see if she indeed is surviving without food or water.īased on The Wonder by Emma Donoghue, the movie, directed by Sebastián Lelio takes an innovative approach to the story, beginning with the breaking of the fourth wall. ![]()
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