Nicole Kidman wows at Sundance in Strangerland

By Ed Gibbs
Updated January 25 2015 - 8:18pm, first published 5:29pm
Nicole Kidman at the premiere of <i>Strangerland</i> in Sundance where festival director John Cooper was effusive about her performance: 'It's a big one for her. She's really good in it. She's a much better actress than people give her credit for.' Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images/AFP
Nicole Kidman at the premiere of <i>Strangerland</i> in Sundance where festival director John Cooper was effusive about her performance: 'It's a big one for her. She's really good in it. She's a much better actress than people give her credit for.' Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images/AFP
Nicole Kidman at the premiere of <i>Strangerland</i> in Sundance where festival director John Cooper was effusive about her performance: 'It's a big one for her. She's really good in it. She's a much better actress than people give her credit for.' Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images/AFP
Nicole Kidman at the premiere of <i>Strangerland</i> in Sundance where festival director John Cooper was effusive about her performance: 'It's a big one for her. She's really good in it. She's a much better actress than people give her credit for.' Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images/AFP
The rest of the cast of <i>Strangerland</i>: Lisa Flanagan, Meyne Wyatt, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving, Kim Farrant, Sean Keenan and Maddison Brown. Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
The rest of the cast of <i>Strangerland</i>: Lisa Flanagan, Meyne Wyatt, Joseph Fiennes, Hugo Weaving, Kim Farrant, Sean Keenan and Maddison Brown. Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images
Kidman's performance earned rapturous applause at the Sundance screening. Photo: Supplied
Kidman's performance earned rapturous applause at the Sundance screening. Photo: Supplied
Nicole Kidman at the premiere of <i>Strangerland</i> in Sundance where festival director John Cooper was effusive about her performance: 'It's a big one for her. She's really good in it. She's a much better actress than people give her credit for.' Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images/AFP
Nicole Kidman at the premiere of <i>Strangerland</i> in Sundance where festival director John Cooper was effusive about her performance: 'It's a big one for her. She's really good in it. She's a much better actress than people give her credit for.' Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images/AFP
Nicole Kidman at the premiere of <i>Strangerland</i> in Sundance where festival director John Cooper was effusive about her performance: 'It's a big one for her. She's really good in it. She's a much better actress than people give her credit for.' Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images/AFP
Nicole Kidman at the premiere of <i>Strangerland</i> in Sundance where festival director John Cooper was effusive about her performance: 'It's a big one for her. She's really good in it. She's a much better actress than people give her credit for.' Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images/AFP

Nicole Kidman looks set to prove her critics wrong, with her performance in the new Aussie thriller Strangerland drawing a rapturous reception from audiences at the Sundance film festival in Utah.