Description: Death on the Nile is a 2022 mystery film directed by Kenneth Branagh from a screenplay by Michael Green, based on the 1937 novel of the same name by Agatha Christie, and the second big screen adaptation of Christie's novel, following the 1978 film. It was produced by Branagh, Ridley Scott, Judy Hofflund and Kevin J. Walsh, as a sequel to 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express. It stars an ensemble cast with Branagh and Tom Bateman reprising their roles as Hercule Poirot and Bouc, respectively, alongside Annette Bening, Russell Brand, Ali Fazal, Dawn French, Gal Gadot, Armie Hammer, Rose Leslie, Emma Mackey, Sophie Okonedo, Jennifer Saunders and Letitia Wright. Death on the Nile was first released in several international markets on February 9, 2022, and in the United Kingdom and the United States on February 11, 2022 following several delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who perceived it as being inferior to the previous adaptations but appreciated its old-fashioned style. The film has grossed $137.3 million against a production budget of $90 million. A sequel, titled A Haunting in Venice, an adaptation of Hallowe'en Party, is scheduled to be released on September 15, 2023, with Branagh once again directing and starring as Poirot. DETAILED PLOT In World War I, a young Hercule Poirot devises a strategy to advance his Belgian infantry company. While his strategy is initially successful, a booby trap kills and injures many in the company as well as mutilating Hercule's face. His fiancée, nurse Katherine, does not recoil, but suggests he could grow a mustache to hide his scars. In 1937 at a London club, Poirot watches as blues singer Salome Otterbourne performs. He notices Jacqueline "Jackie" de Bellefort is there with her fiancé Simon Doyle. Jackie's childhood friend, heiress Linnet Ridgeway, soon arrives. After meeting Simon, Linnet agrees to hire him as her land agent. Six weeks later, in Egypt, Poirot encounters his friend Bouc and Bouc's mother, Euphemia, an artist. Bouc invites Poirot to join them at the hotel to celebrate the wedding of a surprising couple – Linnet and Simon. Others join their honeymoon trip: Linnet's maid, Louise Bourget; Salome and her niece/manager, Rosalie, Linnet's schoolfriend; Linnet's godmother, Marie Van Schuyler with her nurse, Mrs. Bowers; Linnet's financial manager and cousin, Andrew Katchadourian; and Dr. Linus Windlesham, Linnet's former fiance. Linnet asks Poirot for protection from the obsessive Jackie, who has stalked the couple to Egypt; Poirot cannot dissuade Jackie, who shows him she carries a gun. To escape Jackie, the group boards the cruise ship S.S. Karnak. Linnet tells Poirot she distrusts her guests. During an excursion to Abu Simbel, Bouc reveals he is dating Rosalie, despite his mother's disapproval; Poirot finds himself attracted to Salome. After a boulder falls off a column and nearly crushes Linnet and Simon, the guests return to the Karnak to discover Jackie has boarded. Poirot, affected by champagne, confides to Jackie that he renounced romance after Katherine died in a mortar explosion. Linnet goes to bed and Simon confronts Jackie, who shoots him in the leg. When she attempts to shoot herself, Rosalie and Bouc intervene. They take Jackie to Mrs. Bowers, while Windlesham arrives to treat Simon. The following morning, Louise discovers Linnet has been fatally shot in the head. Linnet's valuable necklace has also been stolen. Poirot, assisted by Simon and Bouc, interrogates the guests, each of whom bears a grudge against Linnet or would benefit from her death: Louise's engagement was ended by Linnet, who distrusted Louise's fiancé. Windlesham was engaged to Linnet until she left him for Simon. Andrew was embezzling from Linnet. Bowers' formerly wealthy family was ruined by Linnet's father during the Great Depression. Van Schuyler is a beneficiary of Linnet's will. She and Bowers are lovers. Salome and Rosalie were the targets of Linnet's racist remarks, years ago. Euphemia finds Linnet's necklace. Poirot suspects she resented Linnet for introducing Bouc to Rosalie. Jackie was monitored by Bowers all night. Her gun is dredged from the Nile, wrapped in Van Schuyler's missing scarf and a bloody handkerchief. Poirot reveals that Euphemia hired him to investigate Rosalie, who, he concludes, is more than worthy of her son's affection. Rosalie, angry at being investigated, storms off and discovers Louise's body, her throat slit. Louise is found with money, so Poirot suspects that she witnessed Linnet's murder and blackmailed the killer. He sees a possible witness' outline in the blood spatter. Interrogating Bouc with Simon, Poirot deduces that Bouc found Linnet dead and stole her necklace to gain financial freedom from his mother, but panicked and put it in Euphemia's belongings. Bouc witnessed Louise's murder, but before revealing the killer, he is shot through the throat and is killed; Poirot chases the killer, but only finds the abandoned gun. Locking the surviving guests in the boat's saloon, Poirot reveals the solution to the mystery: that Simon killed Linnet, with Jackie as his accomplice and the mastermind. They are still lovers and arranged Simon's romance with Linnet to inherit her wealth. Simon drugged Poirot's champagne and Jackie pretended to shoot Simon with a blank. Simon faked his injury with paint stolen from Euphemia. While Jackie distracted Bouc and Rosalie, Simon killed Linnet and, returning to the saloon, shot his own leg, muffled by Van Schuyler's scarf. Jackie killed Louise with Windlesham's scalpel, and Bouc with Andrew's gun. As a final clue, Poirot reveals the handkerchief that that had been used in the fake shooting, recovered along with the gun. Blood would have faded to brown in the Nile's waters, but the stains were the pale pink of faded paint. Faced with Poirot's irrefutable proof, Jackie embraces Simon and shoots him through the back, killing them both with one shot. As the passengers disembark, Poirot is unable to voice his feelings to Salome. Six months later, Poirot visits her club to watch her rehearse, sitting alone in the dark and unrecognized by the club owner due to his clean-shaven face.
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Music Artist: Patrick Doyle
Video Format: PAL
Case Type: Tall/DVD Case
Rating: M
Subtitle Language: None
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Sub-Genre: Mystery
Cinematic Movement: Arthouse/Independent
Studio: 20th Century Studios
Edition: Standard Edition, Dolby Digital 2.0
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Type: Movie
Format: DVD
Region Code: DVD: 4 (AU, NZ, Latin America...)
Language: English
Release Year: 2022
Actor: Tom Bateman Annette Bening Kenneth Branagh Russell Brand, Jennifer Saunders Letitia Wright, Emma Mackey Sophie Okonedo, Armie Hammer Rose Leslie, Ali Fazal Dawn French Gal Gadot
Features: Menu & Scene Selections
Genre: Drama, Thriller & Mystery
Run Time: 97 Minutes
Movie/TV Title: Death On The Nile
Season: Based on Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States & United Kingdom
