FILM

The Dressmaker

Glamorous dressmaker Tilly Dunnage returns to her rural Australian hometown of Dungatar to exact revenge on those who wronged her in the past.

The Dressmaker
Released:
September 23, 2016

Cast:

Kate Winslet
Judy Davis
Liam Hemsworth
Hugo Weaving

Director:
Jocelyn Moorhouse

Producer:
Sue Maslin

Written by:
Jocelyn Moorhouse (screenplay), P.J. Hogan (screenplay), Rosalie Ham (novel)

Distributor:
Universal Pictures

Budget:
$11.93 million

Metacritic Score:
47

Rotten Tomatoes Score:
61%

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