"Where the Crawdads Sing" is a 2022 movie directed by Olivia Newman from a screenplay by Lucy Alibar. It is an adaptation of Delia Owens’ best-selling 2018 novel of the same name. The film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Kya, a woman who lives a simple life in a North Carolina marsh until she is accused of killing her ex-boyfriend Chase Andrews.
The movie tells the story of Kya, an abandoned girl who raised herself to adulthood in the dangerous marshlands of North Carolina. For years, rumors of the 'Marsh Girl' haunted Barkley Cove, isolating the sharp and resilient Kya from her community. The story wraps up with Kya being accused of killing her ex-boyfriend Chase Andrews and the subsequent murder trial. The ending is full of twists and turns, and it leaves many viewers questioning not only how Kya killed Chase but why she did it in the first place.
