An adaptation of John McGahern’s short story about a young man’s return to his family home in the country, revealing the difficult relationship between father and son which the young man’s step-mother has to negotiate. ‘Cathal Black’s film is, I would claim, a significant step forward in Irish filmmaking, and a significant pointer to forms it might ultimately assume.’ – Neil Jordan, Film Directions Vol 1:2, 1978
(1976, 25mins)