Stolen
Synopsis
It was a history that was largely ignored until the discovery that 796 babies had died between 1925 and 1961 in the Tuam Mother and Baby Home alone. Evidence of tiny remains found in an underground sewage plant on the site of the former home caused outrage and alarm escalated over what happened in other institutions such as Bessborough in Cork and Sean Ross Abbey in Tipperary where more children died without burial records. The Irish government announced an investigation into Mother and Baby homes.
Survivors relate their experiences of cruelty and loss and of happier outcomes in some cases, interwoven with historical analysis and artists’ responses to what happened.
Official Selection London Irish Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 103 min
- Format
- 4K
- Director
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Margo Harkin
- Producer
- Martha O'Neill
- Editor
- John Murphy and Patrick Hodgins
- Screenwriter
- Margo Harkin
- Director of Photography
- Colm Hoban
- Production Designer
- Padraig O'Neill (Development), Rita Duffy (Finale)
- Sound
- Hugh Fox, Trevor McKenna, David Dolan
- Composer
- Deirdre Gribbin
- With Contributions from
- Anna Corrigan, Teresa Collins, Marie Arbuckle, Colleen Anderson, Noelle Brown, Patrick O'Flaherty, Adele Johnston, JoAnne Neary
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Besom Productions (UK), Wildfire Films (IE) production
Besom Productions
13 Glenabbey CottagesUpper Galliagh Road
Derry
BT48 8LP
Northern Ireland
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