Release Year– 2024
Language of origin: English
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Crime, Thriller
Authors: Mark L. Smith, Elle Smith, and Karen Dionne
Cast: Brooklynn Prince as Young Helena, Caren Pistorius as Beth, Ben Mendelsohn as Jacob, Daisy Ridley as Helena, Garrett Hedlund as Stephen, Marigold, played by Joey Carson Gil Birmingham portraying Clark Bekkum, Yanna McIntosh as Agent Lorna Illing, Joshua Peace operating an ATV Dan Abramovici as Max, Pamela MacDonald as Mrs. Haver, Sophia Walker in the role of Monika Toby Proctor in the role of Sheriff’s Deputy, Ash Catherwood as a State Police Officer, Blair Johannes in a prison van as a marshal Lee Villeneuve as an escaped prisoner, and Cotton Mather as a prison van driver As an accomplice,
Thomas Kane Neil Burger is the director.
Story —
The thriller The Marsh King’s Daughter centers on Helena Pelletier (Ridley), who was raised in the wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula by her father, unkempt survivalist Jacob Holbrook (Ben Mendelsohn), who has a tattoo kink. Though she stays mostly in the shadows, Helena’s mother is also present. She is important to the plot but is never given a name; in fact, she is only given credit as Helena’s mother, so she isn’t really that important.
The Daughter of the Marsh King before I looked up show times this week. My antenna picks up the faintest of Star Wars signals, so I’m pretty sure I’ve read about Daisy Ridley starring in a new movie, so I knew it existed in theory. However, the movie’s name just would not stay in my memory. Honestly, when I went to purchase our tickets, I went blank. “Two for the daughter of the Marsh King?” I’m not even positive that I said that as I sit here. Maybe The Winter King’s Daughter, The Witch King’s Daughter, or The Marsh King’s Witch were the shows I wanted to see. I have a history of acting in this way.
For a period of twelve years, Jacob abducted Helena’s mother, dragged her into the wilderness, and imprisoned her. Helena spends a large portion of the film accepting that her father is not the man she knew as a child. that her recollections are flawed, unrealistically perfect, and unrepresentative of the events that truly occurred. Truth and memory are two things I consider frequently. Because of things my father did or permitted to happen when I was a child, we are no longer on speaking terms. Even though those events happened decades ago, they still have a lasting impression on me. I sometimes question whether I really remember everything. I occasionally ponder whether there are any horrors I’ve overlooked. You’ll get that with time.