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Paternalism, inheritance and the cycle of generational trauma through the cultural prism of Ireland
Line of Events
An Irish shepherd family is thrown into battle on several fronts: internal strife, animosity within the family, a rivalry with another farmer.
Paul Mescal and Tom Burke were originally chosen for the lead roles, but both ultimately dropped out after the project stalled in development and were replaced by Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbott
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CORK FILM FEST – #3 (PREMIERE + Q&A)A fast-paced revenge film that never has a dull moment that somehow manages to pull off the impossible, in my opinion
The entire cast does a fantastic job, but the standouts would have to be Nora-Jane Murphy, Barry Keoghan and Christopher Abbot (whose accent is unreal for an American).
Both of them do so much more with their roles than anyone else
The themes of abuse, violence and the inability to communicate properly are very intertwined here.
I’m very excited to revisit this one in general release
And they are very relevant in our world right now, so they really spoke to me.