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Director
Margo Harkin
Credits
Producer: Tom Collins.
Writers: Margo Harkin, Stephanie English.
Principal Cast
Emer McCourt, Michael Liebmann, Cathy Casey, Sinéad O'Connor, Julie Marie Reynolds.
Category
FeatureF-Rated
Margo Harkin’s feature debut takes a political stance in its depiction of the dilemma faced by a Derry teenager when faced with an unplanned pregnancy. Set in 1984, against the backdrop of sustained violence in Northern Ireland and a failed referendum for the legalisation of abortion in the South, Hush-a-Bye-Baby presents Goretti (Emer McCourt), whose teenage liaison with Ciaran (Michael Liebmann) leaves her in difficulty when she finds herself pregnant and Ciaran is imprisoned. Unable to reach him through the prison walls and ashamed to reveal her pregnancy to anyone else, Goretti suffers physical and spiritual shame in silence. The film was pioneering in its consideration of teen pregnancy, sexuality and prevailing Catholic mores as Harkin successfully addressed real-world issues in this well-observed teen drama.
72 minutes, UK, 1990, Colour
AMERICAN INDEPENDENTS: CLERKS 18.20
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: BRITISH & IRISH (PROGRAMME 1) 12.50 12.50
CROSSING 13.00, 18.10
HEART OF AN OAK 13.10
LA CHIMERA 15.45
SHAYDA 15.30, 20.30
SLEEP 13.40
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 20.50
THE COMMANDANT’S SHADOW 18.30
THE CONVERSATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY 4K RESTORATION 20.40
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