''Foscadh'' (; "Shelter"; also written in
Gaelic script as ''Foscaḋ'') is a 2021 film, based on characters in the novel ''
The Thing about December'' by
Donal Ryan.
The film premiered at the 2021
Galway Film Fleadh. It was selected as the Irish entry for the
Best International Feature Film at the
94th Academy Awards
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Plot
John Cunliffe (
Dónall Ó hÉalaÃ) is a 28-year-old recluse, coddled by his parents, living on a farm in
Connemara, Ireland. When his parents pass away, John discovers that he has inherited land in the way of a proposed lucrative
windfarm development. Having never had to fend for himself, he has to grow up fast: navigating friendships, romance and matters of trust for the first time.
Ó hÉalaà described his character as having been "sheltered all his life by his parents
€¦when he loses them, his story is him becoming an adult, and all that entails."
Production
''Foscadh'' was filmed in 2019 and 2020, in
Corr na Móna,
County Galway
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having received a grant of from the
Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
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Reception
''Foscadh'' received its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh in July 2021, where it won the Award for Best First Film. Director, Seán Breathnach was awarded the Jury Prize for Best Director at the 2021 Newport Beach Film Festival and was nominated for a Zebbie award by the Writer's Guild of Ireland for his script in the feature film category. The film was also awarded the top prize, The Golden Tree, for best film at the 4th Kimolos International Fil
Festival
The Irish Times
''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...
in a four star review described the film as a "powerful" piece that "poignantly chronicles rural male loneliness." Declan Burke of The Irish Examiner praises Seán Breathnach for crafting "...an emotionally charged psychologically complex film." Variety described the film as a "forensic and unflinching examination" of loneliness and longing that is "very well performed and visually striking." The Phoenix in its review of the film, described it as "among the very best debut feature films to be made in Ireland
[https://www.thephoenix.ie/article/foscadh-directed-by-sean-breathnach/]
See also
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References
External links
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2021 films
Irish-language films
Films set in Ireland
Films shot in Ireland
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