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Director
Patricia Kelly
Credits
Producer: Paul Fitzsimons, Patricia Kelly.
Cinematographer: Tania Freimuth.
Writer: Patricia Kelly.
Principal Cast
Kyle Hixon, Geraldine McAlinden, Michael James Ford.
Category
FeatureF-Rated
Trapped in a marriage with a controlling husband, middle-aged, middle-class Marian takes on a secret part-time job as a census enumerator. The job is no picnic. On her tough inner-city route, she faces dismissive and abusive locals who flatly refuse to engage in the census. This includes brash and no-nonsense teenager Jewel, who Marian soon realises is living alone with no obvious means of supporting herself. Marian finds herself striking a deal with Jewel - she won't report her to the authorities if Jewel helps her get the locals to fill out their census forms. As they walk the streets of Dublin, an unlikely friendship blooms. Notes courtesy of MnáMná Films Awards Audience Award, Newport Beach Film Festival 2023 Best Feature Film, Irish Film Festival London 2023 Best Narrative Feature, Kerry International Film Festival 2023 Best Independent Film, Galway Film Fleadh 2023
95 minutes, Ireland, 2023, Colour
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: DUBLIN CAN BE HEAVEN (PROGRAMME ONE) 12:50
BLUE ROAD – THE EDNA O’BRIEN STORY 15:30
FOUR MOTHERS 13:30
HOLY COW 17:50
I’M STILL HERE 13:10
LA COCINA 20:00
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO 20:20
SINS OF IRELAND + Q&A 16:00, 18:10
THE PENGUIN LESSONS 15:50, 20:30
THE RETURN 13:20, 18:00
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