Four Mothers
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Official Competition - World premiere
BFI London Film Festival 2024 - Winner - Audience Award for Best Feature
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 89 min
- Director
-
Darren Thornton
- Producer
- Eric Abraham, Jack Sidey, Martina Niland
- Executive Producer
- Celine Haddad, Niamh Fagan, Philip Prettejohn
- Editor
- Gary Dollner ACE, Gretta Ohle
- Screenwriter
- Darren Thornton, Colin Thornton
- Director of Photography
- Tom Comerford
- Production Designer
- Lucy Von Lonkhuyzen
- Sound
- Brendan Rehill
- Composer
- Stephen Rennicks, Hugh Drumm
- Principal cast
- James McArdle, Fionnula Flanagan, Dearbhla Molloy, Paddy Glynn, Stella McCusker, Niamh Cusack
- Casting
- Louise Kiely
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Portobello Films and Television
Jack SideySales Company
MK2 Films
55 rue Traversière75012 Paris
France
anne-laure.barbarit@mk2.com (Festivals)
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