That They May Face the Rising Sun
Synopsis
After many years in London, Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned to the small rural lakeside hamlet where Joe grew up. Centring on their lives and the ones of the characters around them, director Pat Collins (SONG OF GRANITE) has crafted a meditative and delicate exploration of rituals and human bonds, where the landscape plays its own unique and arresting role.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 107 min
- Director
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Pat Collins
- Producer
- Brendan J. Byrne, Tina O'Reilly
- Editor
- Keith Walsh
- Screenwriter
- Eamon Little (screenwriter), Pat Collins (screenwriter), John McGahern (novel)
- Director of Photography
- Richard Kendrick
- Composer
- Irene Buckley, Linda Buckley
- Principal cast
- Barry Ward, Anna Bederke, Lalor Roddy
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Ireland, UK co-production
South Wind Blows (IE), Cyprus Avenue Films (UK), Harvest Films (IE)
Cyprus Avenue Films
Brendan J. Byrne49 Earlswood Road
Belfast
BT4 3EA
Northern Ireland
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