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Director
Aisling Walsh
Credits
Producer: Dominic Wright. Writer: Lauren Mackenzie
Principal Cast
Samantha Morton, Steven Mackintosh, Mhairi Anderson, David Bradley, Eva Birthistle
Category
FeatureF-RatedHorror
A psychological horror from director Aisling Walsh, The Daisy Chain is a story of two scarred individuals – a child and a mother – forming a potentially destructive relationship. The mother is Martha (Samantha Morton), a woman feeling the raw pain of a recent miscarriage. Travelling to the West of Ireland with husband Tomas (Steven Mackintosh), Martha quickly forms a bond with young orphan Daisy (Mhairi Anderson). The town’s superstitious villagers warn Martha away from the girl, believing the child to be cursed, but Martha finds the child’s presence fills a vacuum in her life. This feeling persists even as otherworldly events begin to surround Daisy and lend credence to the suspicions of the townsfolk. The mystery of the rural landscape is skilfully captured by Walsh, and Anderson is notably effective as the haunted, could-be-devil child.
89 minutes, UK/Ireland, 2008, Colour
ABBAS KIAROSTAMI: TASTE OF CHERRY 18.00
ALL YOU NEED IS DEATH 13:10, 18:30
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: SPRING FORWARD (DOUBLE BILL) 12.50
BALTIMORE 16:20
IFI & ONE DUBLIN ONE BOOK: EDUCATING RITA 15.30
IFI TALKS: KIAROSTAMI PANEL DISCUSSION 14.00
IO CAPITANO 13:40
JEANNE DU BARRY 15:40, 18:10
PERFECT DAYS 11:00, 20:40
THE TEACHERS’ LOUNGE 11:00, 20:20
THE ZONE OF INTEREST 20:50
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