Top of the Lake: China Girl MIFF 2017 Premiere

Overview

This year, the Cannes Film Festival hosted a complete television series screening for the first time in its 70 year history. The occasion was the world premiere of Top of the Lake: China Girl, a mystery series written and directed by Academy Award winner Jane Campion. Now, the series is finally set to premiere in Australia, first at the Sydney Opera House on August 1 and then at the Melbourne International Film Festival on August 5 — where they'll show all six glorious episodes back-to-back.

The series, which has scored Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, stars Elisabeth Moss (Madmen, Truth), Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Nicole Kidman (Big Little Lies, The Hours, Moulin Rouge!). It follows the story of Detective Robin Griffin (Moss), who recently returned to Sydney and is searching for the killer of a body that washed up on Bondi Beach.

The special screening will show season two in its entirety for the first time since Cannes, running in three two-hour sessions — popcorn breaks excluded. The event will be followed by a Q and A with Campion, her co-writer Gerard Lee and director Ariel Kleiman (Partisan) at the Comedy Theatre on August 6. Pre-sale tickets are currently available for members, with general public tickets on sale this Friday, July 14. For more information, visit the MIFF website.