Project Detail

Wildfire

Synopsis

The story of two sisters who grew up on the fractious Irish border. When one of them, who has been missing, finally returns home, the intense bond with her sister is re-ignited. Together they unearth their mother’s past, but uncovered secrets and resentments which have been buried deep, threaten to overwhelm them.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2020 - World Premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2020

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Features
Running time
85 min
Director
Cathy Brady 1st Feature
Producer
Carlo Cresto-Dina, Charles Steel, David Collins
Executive Producer
Lauren Dark, Emma Duffy, Lizzie Francke, Celine Haddad, Robert A. Halmi, Jim Reeve
Screenwriter
Cathy Brady
Director of Photography
Crystel Fournier
Production Designer
John Leslie
Principal cast
Nika McGuigan, Nora-Jane Noone, Martin McCann

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Production Status

Production Company

Ireland, UK co-production

A Cowboy Films (UK), Samson Films (IE), Tempesta Films (UK) production with development and production support from BFI (UK), Screen Ireland (IE), Northern Ireland Screen (UK), Wellcome Trust (UK), and with co-finance production support from Film4 (UK), Sulcata Productions, Illium and Lexis Media (UK)

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