Film
That They May Face the Rising Sun (15)
Dir. Pat Collins, UK/Ireland, 2023, 111 mins. Cast. Barry Ward, Anna Bederke, Lalor Roddy, Sean McGinley.
Capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in 1980s Ireland, this is a sensitive and beautifully realised adaptation of the last novel by John McGahern. Joe, a writer, and Kate, an artist, have returned from London to live and work in a small, close-knit community in rural Ireland, close to where Joe grew up. Now embedded in a remote lakeside setting, the drama of a year in their lives and those of their neighbours unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons. Collins has crafted a delicate, meditative exploration of ritual, community bonds, and the question of how best to live. A quietly stunning adaptation of a book by a writer concerned with the ways Irish lives were changing and modernising in the 20th century, it features gorgeous scenery filmed on the shore of Loch Na Fooey in County Galway.
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Capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in 1980s Ireland, this is a sensitive and beautifully realised adaptation of the last novel by John McGahern. Joe, a writer, and Kate, an artist, have returned from London to live and work in a small, close-knit community in rural Ireland, close to where Joe grew up. Now embedded in a remote lakeside setting, the drama of a year in their lives and those of their neighbours unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons. Collins has crafted a delicate, meditative exploration of ritual, community bonds, and the question of how best to live. A quietly stunning adaptation of a book by a writer concerned with the ways Irish lives were changing and modernising in the 20th century, it features gorgeous scenery filmed on the shore of Loch Na Fooey in County Galway.
For detailed information about the film's age rating and content notices, you can visit the BBFC website and search the film title, then scroll down to the “Content Advice” section: www.bbfc.co.uk
