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Director
Philip Doherty
Credits
Producers: Emma Foley, Tamryn Reinecke
Cinematographer:Burschi Wojnar
Principal Cast
Aaron Monaghan, Aisling O’Mara, Kieran Roche, Pat McCabe, Shane Connaughton
Category
Feature
Dishevelled Jimmy Cullen returns to Co Cavan after seven years of exile to make peace with his dying father and seek redemption for past sins before he too bids this world farewell. Moments after his arrival, his father breathes his last and a steady rain begins to pour. A condition in his will reveals that he must not be buried on a wet day or Jimmy and his brother will be disinherited. With no sign of the rain abating, Jimmy embarks on an existential journey to make amends and ultimately redeems himself through love. In this bold, darkly-comic debut, Cavan native Philip Doherty has captured the austere beauty of the county and the claustrophobic, often surreal texture of smalltown life with pin-sharp precision. This title features strong violence, language, sex references, and suicide themes which may upset some viewers Awards: Best Debut Irish Feature, Galway Film Fleadh, 2020 Best Feature, Galway Film Fleadh, 2020
90 minutes, Ireland, 2020, Colour
BLACKBIRD BLACKBIRD BLACKBERRY 13:00, 18:00
FROM THE VAULTS: JOHN MCGAHERN: A PRIVATE WORLD 18.30
KIDNAPPED 20:20
LOVE LIES BLEEDING 15:30, 20:10
THAT THEY MAY FACE THE RISING SUN 13.10, 15.40, 18.10, 20.30
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 16.00
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