By Kristy Johnson For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 06:03 BST, 10 June 2019 | Updated: 06:19 BST, 10 June 2019
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Horrified viewers reportedly 'walked out' of a screening of The Nightingale at the Sydney Film Festival on Sunday.
The majority of the sold-out audience at The Ritz in Randwick felt the historical drama went too far and left within the first 20 minutes.
According to News.com.au, one female cinemagoer was heard screaming: 'She's already been raped, we don't need to see it again.'
Extreme cinema: Horrified viewers reportedly 'walked out' of a screening of The Nightingale at the Sydney Film Festival on Sunday. Pictured: actress Aisling Franciosi
Set in 1825, The Nightingale follows 21-year-old Irish convict Clare (Aisling Franciosi), who seeks revenge after violence is committed against her family.
The first 20 minutes of the drama, which directed by Jennifer Kent, includes graphic scenes of Clare being
