The movie is an emotional fiction of a young girl’s life, set in the North Carolina Marsh in the early 1950s, Kya, (the main character) also known as the Marsh girl, soon finds herself all alone as her family leave her one by one because of her father’s abusive tendency.
“Where the Crawdads Sing” intertwines two compelling narratives: the mysterious life of the Marsh Girl, and a gripping murder investigation. It weaves in and out of court room scenes as it gently reveals its story of love, despair, classicism, racism among others.
Kya learns to find comfort and sustenance from the land and water in the marsh, making a home for herself in stark circumstances. She struggles to make human connections while surviving in isolation in nature.
The shy quiet girl grows in confidence, and is taught to read and write by her first love Tate, with verbal and non-verbal acting of the highest quality, and terrific emotional scenes, you just can’t help yourself and champion this girl.
When the town hotshot was found dead, and inexplicably linked to Kya, the Marsh Girl became the prime suspect in the murder case, refusing to defend herself until she found a voice in a lawyer that believe in her innocence, even though the world hasn’t been kind, dragging her into its filthiness yet she was shown irrevocable love in Tate, the town store keepers and an unwavering strength and faith in the attorney who believed in the court system.
The movie is full of despair, poverty, prejudice and loneliness, “Where the Crawdads Sing” is a poignant and evocative cinematic experience that stays with you long after the credits roll.