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Director
Colm Bairéad
Credits
Producer: Cleona Ní Chrualaoí
Cinematographer: Kate McCullough
Principal Cast
Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett, Michael Patric, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh
Category
FeatureIrish Language
Even before its release, Colm Bairéad’s debut feature has, quite rightly, become one of the most lauded and garlanded Irish films of recent years. Adapted from Foster, a short story by Claire Keegan, it centres on nine-year-old Cáit, a shy and withdrawn child who receives scant attention or affection from a family ruled by an uncaring patriarch. When she is sent to spend the summer with her aunt Eibhlín (Carrie Crowley) and her husband Seán (Andrew Bennett), she comes out of her shell, blossoming in their care, especially when Seán’s initial aloofness fades. At the end of the summer, difficult decisions and realities must be faced. This is a work of small moments and details, anchored by Catherine Clinch’s remarkable performance as the titular quiet girl, that make for a film of pure artistry, as uplifting as it is heartbreaking. Notes by Kevin Coyne Commissioned as part of the Cine4 scheme, funded by TG4, Screen Ireland, and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland. Awards:
95 minutes, Ireland, 2021, Colour
AFTERSUN 13.10, 20.50
BONES AND ALL 13.00, 18.00, 20.40
HOW TO TELL A SECRET + Q&A 18.15
LIVING 13.30
MILLION DOLLAR PIGEONS 15.30
SHE SAID 15.40, 17.50, 20.30
THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN 15.40
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