THE QUIET GIRL

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Drama | 95 MIN | IRELAND

Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.

OFFICIAL 2023 OSCAR® SUBMISSION, IRELAND – Best International Feature

FESTIVALS | AWARDS 2022
Berlinale Film Festival: Winner – Best Feature Film, Dublin Film Festival: Winner – Audience Award, Denver International Film Festival: Winner – People’s Choice Award, Montclair Film Festival: Winner – Audience Award, Irish Film & Television Awards: Winner – Best Film
DIRECTOR
Colm Bairead
WRITTEN BY
Colm Bairead
WITH
Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett, Catherine Clinch, Michael Patric, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh

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