An Cailin Ciuin

I enjoyed it as an Irish made film with references to a time I recognise. At the risk of saying the king has no clothes, I also thought it rather over hyped. Lot of promotional help & people pushing it one suspects just because it's an Irish language film. Be surprised if it gets far in the Oscars thing. Maybe better on the big screen rather than TV.

Still an out-and-out record in my book!

Rented it on Google tonight. My wife and I were blown away. Beautiful piece of film making and emotinally draining and rewarding Both of us spent summers in rural Ireland but in happier surroundings

I did feel that the 'real' Dad was abusing too. At the start the kids go quiet when he enters the room when they are having breakfast before school. Then Cait asks her new 'mom' whether the trip they are taking is to be kept secret. Finally, at the end, did the eldest sister have a bruise?

Lots of promotional help? A lot of us who caught it in the cinema heard of it by word of mouth. I went to see this early on and there was four people in the cinema! Most people seem to have heard about it too late to catch on the big screen.

The best reviewed movie on Rotten Tomatoes in 2022. Shortlisted for an Oscar. Longlisted for 3 BAFTAs. Rave reviews both here and abroad.

It's a success, a huge success. Not driven by promotion nor Irish language lovers - people love the film.

Well, if you listen to RTE Radio at all then you can't have missed the regular glowing promos. And the subtext of these rightly or wrongly are along the lines that not only is this an Irish film but it's also a film as Gaeilge and therefore it's doubly 'good'.

I heard Colm & Cleona of Inscéal being interviewed on the film and they came across as decent, level headed and are clearly a small business that have put a great deal of work into it and deserve all credit for that.

The film though would hardly wash it's face in terms of paying it's way on it's own. The film industry generally benefits from public funding and taxation arrangements and due to the primary position of the Irish language, there are extra supports and sources of funding there. So they are not relying on payments from streaming services and cinema chains/ distributors.

As said, I enjoyed the film for what it is but ultimately was a bit underwhelmed.

I watched it last night through the IFI website and absolutely adored it! Question - was there any particular reason the bio dad didn't speak Irish?

I watched this movie over Christmas and absolutely loved it. It reminded me of Shoplifters by Kore-eda, particularly the ending. A beautiful little film that deserves all the praise it is getting