With carey mulligan, ralph fiennes, lily james, stephen worrall Edith instead hires her cousin rory lomax (johnny flynn) to join the project. An archaeologist embarks on the historically important excavation of sutton hoo in 1938.
'the dig' is a beautifully photographed period film (circa 1939, suffolk, great britain) that seemed a lock to garner first oscars for ralph fiennes (*overdue) and cinematographer mike eley. Prominent local archaeologist from the british museum and brown's former employer, james reid moir attempts to join the dig but is rebuffed As wwii looms, a wealthy widow (carey mulligan) hires an amateur archaeologist (ralph fiennes) to excavate the burial mounds on her estate
Avec ralph fiennes, stephen worrall, danny webb, carey mulligan À la veille de la seconde guerre mondiale, une riche veuve recrute un archéologue amateur pour fouiller les monticules funéraires disséminés sur sa propriété. London critics circle film awards 2021 nominee alfs award british/irish actress of the year carey mulligan shared with