The read
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A young couple who collect rare folk ballads discover the dark side of love when they surreptitiously record and translate an ancient, taboo folk song from the deep, forgotten past.
Ratings
IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes88%
Critics rate it 36 points higher than audiences do.
24 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul DuaneWriter
- Paul DuaneDirector
- Ian LynchOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Simone CollinsAnna
- Charlie MaherAleks
- Catherine SigginsAgnes
- Nigel O'NeillBreezeblock Concannon
- Olwen FouéréRita Concannon
- Barry McKiernanRon Stowman
- David McDermottThe Wheelchair Man
- Gary WhelanThe Old King
- Barry GleesonThe Old Singer
- Sean FitzgeraldThe Pub Singer
- Roisin BarretThe Old Singer's Daughter
- Benedict StewardsonAleksagnes / Emaciated Aleks