Oscar-nominated Irish drama

Set in 1981, this film tells the story of a young girl, Cáit, who is sent away for the summer from her dysfunctional family to live with "her mother's people". These are Seán and Eibhlín Cinnsealach; a middle-aged couple she has never met. Slowly, in the care of this couple, Cáit blossoms and discovers a new way of living, but in this house where affection grows and there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.

★★★★★ It’s one of the most exquisitely realised films of the year The Observer
★★★★★ A child’s-eye look at our fallen world; already it feels to me like a classic The Guardian
★★★★★ This delicate and heartbreaking drama is one of the year’s best films The Playlist

BBFC Insight: infrequent strong language
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