Screening of Irish film "The Letters"
Fri 8 Dec 2023 19:00 - 21:30
GalleryX, D02T889
Description
Join GalleryX and director Robbie Walsh for the screening of this important film!
Set against the backdrop of the Cervical Check scandal that rocked Ireland, "THE LETTERS" tells the story of three women from different walks of life who have been given mere weeks to live due to the false results of their cervical cancer checks.
Mary is a woman in her 50s who is the sole carer of her elderly mum with late stage Alzheimer's, Sam is a single mother in debt and struggling to raise her four kids and Cliona a single career driven woman who rates low on the autism spectrum that results in anxiety and social awkwardness.
Cast
Sarah Carroll (The Limit Of, IFTA best actress)
Mary Murray (Magdalene Sisters, Love/Hate)
Kathleen Yeates (Little Women, Albert Nobbs)
Aishling O'Neill (Fair City)
John Connors (Cardboard Gangsters, Broken Law)
Chris Newman (Red-Rock, Song For a Raggy Boy)
Ann Russell (The secret rapture, Family)
Robbie Walsh (Micheal Inside, Fair city, SPLIT)
Paul Ward (Vikings, Red Rock, Penny Dreadfull)
David Gilna (A bolt from the Blue, My Bedsit Window)
Executive ProducerTim O'Hair (Black 47, Hologram for the king, Hulk, U.571)
Special ThanksJim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In America, The Field, The Boxer)
Directed ByRobbie Walsh (Eden, SPLIT)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15339952/reference
Selected Reviews:
"Will make you think, make you weep and above all make you angry. The most effective use of Cavalleria Rusticana since RAGING BULL" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - RTÉ Guide"
A deeply resonant, thoughtful production, powerful performances, giving voice to invisble stories & somehow show the power of kindness & empathy in the most challenging experiences" - Helena Nolan Irish consulate general to New York
"Searing performances from the cast, Bravo for programming"- Maura Kelly PBS board Executive
"The acting is brilliant, The Letters is a powerful film, full of drama and emotion" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - UK Film Review
"A quietly angry film that drives home its message: let’s make sure this doesn’t happen again, The Letters draws to a conclusion with a dying swan effect, but it’s done so artistically with changes in colour and with dramatic purpose"⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 -Movies.ie - Irish Cinema Website
"Delivered with incredibly powerful performances. The Letters is a tearful, emotional, tough watch, But an absolute MUST watch"- ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The B Club
"Every woman in existence emanates from the lives of these three. There are some searing performances in The Letters"- Film Ireland
"The Letters is a definite recommend for those looking for a powerful drama, leaving a mark on our hearts, a film everyone should see"- The Movie Buff
"The Letters is a wonderful small independent film, It’s a heartbreaking and emotionally devastating film"- Andrea Smith Independent.ie
"The acting is powerful, with moving performances. Walsh has created a piece that is important in the Irish landscape"- Oxygen.ie
"Incredebly thiled to have had the oppertunity to showcase this beautiful and important work of art and this years festival"- Origin 1st theater Festival
"This film hits like a ton of bricks and doesn’t let up, There is something so poignant and beautiful, this film is a triumph"- Another millenial reviewer
Location
GalleryX, D02T889