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The Quiet Girl (An Cailín Ciúin)
Synopsis
In Ireland in 1981 with her mother pregnant, 10-year-old Cáit is sent away by her dysfunctional family to stay with relatives she has never met. Seán and Eibhlín Cinnsealach, who speak Irish and live on a farm in rural County Waterford, are a childless middle-aged couple who dote on the girl and under whose care Cáit blossoms as she discovers a new way of family living. But despite the growing affection between Cáit and the couple, she uncovers a secret.
Cast/Avec
- Carrie Crowley
- Andrew Bennett
- Catherine Clinch
- Michael Patric
- Kate Nic Chonaonaigh
Screenplay
- Colm Bairéad
Cinematographer
- Kate Mccullough Isc
Sound
- John Brennan
Music
- Stephen Rennicks
Production
- Inscéal
Screenings
Colm Bairéad
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Colm Bairéad was born in Dublin in 1981 and was raised bilingually in Irish and English. He studied film and broadcasting at the Dublin Institute of Technology. He went on to direct several multi-award-winning short films and documentaries for RTÉ, TG4 and TV3/Virgin Media, including a portrait of writer and translator of classical Irish poetry Frank O’Connor.
Filmography
- The Quiet Girl 2022
- Finné (TV series) 2018
- Frank O'Connor: Idir Dhá Shruth (Documentary) 2016