Saturday, 12/21/2024
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At the end of the spring of 1981, 9-year-old Cáit is taken to distant relatives in the countryside. The quiet girl is supposed to spend the summer here without being a burden to her parents' home. She moves into the well-kept country house with only the clothes on her back, which is accessed by an avenue lined with lush green trees. She doesn't know when or if she will return home. The Kinsellas are hard-working farmers who have achieved modest prosperity. Eibhlín takes care of Cáit gently and lovingly, providing her with security and closeness. The relationship with Seán, the man of the house, is distant until he also allows the girl to help with the animals and slowly opens up to the quiet child. Under the care of the Kinsellas, Cáit slowly blossoms and discovers a whole new life. But even in this house, where there could be something like love for her, there is a silence that feeds on the silent but enduring pain of its inhabitants. In the midst of this sparse, beautiful Irish landscape, a secret is hidden, on the trail of which Cáit embarks with newfound courage and trust.

THE QUIET GIRL is a quiet sensation in the cinema year. The first Irish-language film to be nominated for an Oscar is a gentle and deeply hopeful tale about people trying to move past pain and loneliness. In grand cinematic images saturated with bright colors, THE QUIET GIRL tells the story of how love and security create a common space of speechlessness. A powerful and intense film of images about a humanity that unfolds beyond words.

Drama Ireland 2023
Rating: FSK 12

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