The Wonder Movie Details:
| Based on | The Wonder by Emma Donoghue |
| Country | Ireland United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Drama Mystery Period Psychological Thriller |
| Release date | September 2, 2022 (Telluride) November 2, 2022 (United Kingdom and United States) November 16, 2022 (Netflix) |
| Running time | 1hr 49min |
| Age rating | R |
| Starring | Florence Pugh Tom Burke Niamh Algar Elaine Cassidy Dermot Crowley Brían F. O’Byrne David Wilmot Ruth Bradley Caolán Byrne Josie Walker Ciarán Hinds Toby Jones Kíla Lord Cassidy Narrated by Niamh Algar |
| Directed by | Sebastián Lelio |
| Screenplay by | Emma Donoghue Sebastián Lelio Alice Birch |
| Produced by | Ed Guiney Tessa Ross Andrew Lowe Juliette Howell |
| Cinematography by | Ari Wegner |
| Edited by | Kristina Hetherington |
| Music by | Matthew Herbert |
| Production Company | House Productions Element Pictures Screen Ireland |
| Distributor | Netflix |
The Wonder Movie Cast & Characters:
- Florence Pugh as Elizabeth “Lib” Wright
- Kila Lord Cassidy as Anna O’Donnell / Nan
- Tom Burke as William Byrne
- Niamh Algar as Kitty O’Donnell / The Narrator
- Elaine Cassidy as Rosaleen O’Donnell
- Caolán Byrne as Malachy O’Donnell
- Toby Jones as Dr McBrearty
- Ciarán Hinds as Father Thaddeus
- Dermot Crowley as Sir Otway
- Brían F. O’Byrne as John Flynn
- David Wilmot as Seán Ryan
- Ruth Bradley as Maggie Ryan
- Josie Walker as Sister Michael
Storyline:
Set in The Irish Midlands in 1862, the story follows a young girl who stops eating but remains miraculously alive and well. English nurse Lib Wright is brought to a tiny village to observe eleven-year-old Anna O’Donnell. Tourists and pilgrims mass to witness the girl who is said to have survived without food for months.
About The Wonder Movie:
The Wonder is a period psychological drama film directed by Sebastián Lelio. Emma Donoghue, Lelio, and Alice Birch wrote the screenplay based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Donoghue.
Principal photography for the film began in Ireland on 12 August 2021.
Elaine Cassidy (Rosaleen O’Donnell) and Kíla Lord Cassidy (Anna O’Donnell) are mother and daughter in real life.
The Wonder premiered at the Telluride Film Festival on 2 September 2022. The film had a limited theatrical release on 2 November 2022 and streamed on Netflix on 16 November 2022. It received positive reviews from critics who praised the production design and cast performances, particularly Pugh’s.
