Three New Irish Feature Films hit Cinemas This Month
Three Irish feature films including Thaddeus O'Sullivan's ‘Stella Days', Rebecca Daly's debut film ‘The Other Side of Sleep' and Paolo Sorrentino's ‘This Must be the Place' will all be released in cinemas this month.
The release dates are as follows:
- Stella Days, Friday 9th of March
- The Other Side of Sleep, Friday 16thof March in selected cinemas
- This Must be the Place, Friday 23rd of March in selected cinemas
More Information about the films:
STELLA DAYS
‘Stella Days', directed by Thaddeus O'Sullivan and written by Antoine O'Flatharta tells the story of a priest Father Daniel Barry, played by Hollywood actor Martin Sheen, who attempts to set up a cinema in rural 1950's Ireland. In doing this Father Barry faces opposition from every side; from doubters to disapproving parishioners, and even his own crisis of conscience. It boasts a stellar Irish cast including Stephen Rea, Marcella Plunkett and Amy Huberman alongside Sheen.
Produced by Jackie Larkin for Newgrange Pictures and Paradox Produksjon, the
film was funded by Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board, BAI, RTÉ,
Norwegian Film Institute and ZDF/ARTE.
THE OTHER SIDE OF SLEEP
The feature film debut from young Irish director Rebecca Daly, ‘The Other Side of Sleep', tells the story of Arlene, a sleepwalker since childhood who works in the local factory of the small Irish rural town she grew up in. When a young woman is found dead in the woods, Arlene immediately channels her own mother's disappearance, twenty years ago. Increasingly drawn to the girl's family, her accused boyfriend and grieving sister, Arlene barricades herself in at night, depriving herself of sleep. Deep in emotional turmoil, her sleeping and waking realities soon blur as the community searches to find the killer. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year as part of the prestigious Directors Fortnight.
‘The Other Side of Sleep' was written by Rebecca Daly and Glenn Montgomery and was produced by Fastnet films, Rinkel Film and TV Productions and KMH Film Production with funding from Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board, Netherlands Film Fund and Hungarian Motion Picture Foundation.
THIS MUST BE THE PLACE
Paolo Sorrentino's ‘Thi s Must be the Place', which filmed on location in Dublin and Wicklow, tells the story of Cheyenne (played by Oscar-winning Sean Penn), a wealthy former rock star living in Dublin who embarks on a quest to find his father's persecutor, a Nazi war criminal hiding out in the US. This begins a life- altering journey across the heartland of America to track down and confront his father's nemesis. Cheyenne feels his spirit reawakened by the people he encounters, and his journey becomes one of self-discovery and reconciliation. As his date with destiny approaches and he prepares to come face to face with Lange, Cheyanne must decide if it's redemption he's seeking - or revenge. ‘This Must be the Place' boasts a host of stars alongside Penn including Academy Award® winner Frances McDormand and Irish talent Simon Delaney, Olwen Fouere, Kerry Conlon and newcomer Eve Hewson, daughter of U2 singer Bono.
‘This Must Be The Place' was produced by Andrew Lowe of Element Pictures and Indigo Films, Lucky Red and ARP with funding from Bord Scannán na hÉireann/the Irish Film Board, Eurimages and Intesa San Paolo.