Caitríona is dead and eagerly awaiting the death of her sister, Nell, so that the war between them in life can continue.
Acting
Bríd Ní Neachtain's deliciously bitter corpse narrator.
Writing
Máirtín Ó Cadhain's untranslatable linguistic brilliance adapted faithfully.
Production
Entirely subtitled — a rare cinematic Irish language immersion.
Director
Robert Quinn
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The first feature film entirely in Connemara Irish, released when only 3% of Ireland spoke the language daily.
Máirtín Ó Cadhain's 1949 novel was deemed 'unfilmable' for decades due to its dense dialect and narrative structure.
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