Filmen 'The Dressmaker' handler om haute couture-designeren Tilly, der vender tilbage til sin australske fødeby for at pleje sin syge mor. Den lille landsby begynder hurtigt at summe af sladder om Tillys tilbagevenden. For det er ikke kun sin succes hun er kendt for. Der gemmer sig flere skeletter i skabet, og langsomt begynder de at kravle ud igen.
- Genre: Drama, Komedie, Western
- Studio: White Hot Productions, Screen Australia, Film Art Media, Embankment Films, Ingenious Media, Universal Pictures
- Nøgleord: australia, small town, based on novel or book, suppressed past, dark comedy, bullying, exile, dressmaker, revenge, accidental death, house fire, hometown, brother sister , dressing, costume designer, cross dresser, fashion design, woman director, suppressed memory, australian outback, evening gown, odd crowd, accused of murder, 1950s, town gossip, revenge tragedy, return to hometown, grain silo
- Cast: Kate Winslet, Liam Hemsworth, Caroline Goodall, Judy Davis, Hayley Magnus, Hugo Weaving
