Netflix has debuted the trailer for ‘The Wonder’, the upcoming film adaptation of author Emma Donoghue’s psychological thriller novel of the same name. It’s set to arrive in cinemas November 2nd and debut on Netflix November 16th.
“1862, 13 years after the Great Famine,” reads the synopsis. “An English Nightingale Nurse Lib Wright is called to the Irish Midlands by a devout community to conduct a 15-day examination over one of their own. Anna O’Donnell is an 11-year-old girl who claims not to have eaten for four months, surviving miraculously on ‘manna from heaven.’ As Anna’s health rapidly deteriorates, Lib is determined to unearth the truth, challenging the faith of a community that would prefer to stay believing.”
‘The Wonder’ is directed by Sebastián Lelio, and co-wrote the script with Alice Birch who’s infamous for the hit series ‘Normal People’.
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