The read
It runs a compact 14m.
Synopsis
In pre-Christian Ireland, a young, recently bereaved woman with no one left in the world, travels the land in search of a remedy that can bring her child back to life, only to find a cure not for the child's mortality, but for the grief she can no longer bear.
Ratings
IMDb9.4/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Helen RollinsWriter
- Helen RollinsDirector
Cast
- Gina CostiganStrange Sister
- Melanie Clark PullenWoman in the Wilderness
- Noni StapletonStrange Woman
- Máirín De BuitléirYoung Woman
- Donagh DeeneyDruid
- Dorothy CotterHoly Woman
- Cailum CarragherRed-Haired Man
- Elisha GormleyBlonde Woman
- Stephen ThompsonFisherman 2
- Allen StewartFisherman 1
- Derek PullenOlder Druid
- Ben BoltonBaby
Themes
buddhismpsychoanalysisirelandgaeilgeirish languagelack