The Quiet Girl | Ireland | 2022 | Dir. Colm Bairead | 12A | 95 min | IDMb 7.7 | Subtitled

Rural Ireland 1981. This film tells the story of a quiet, neglected young girl, Cáit, who is sent away for the summer from her dysfunctional family to live with "her mother's people". These are Seán and Eibhlín Cinnsealach; a middle-aged couple she has never met. Slowly, in the care of this couple, Cáit blossoms and discovers a new way of living, but in this house where affection grows and there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.

Trivia - The first-ever film in the Irish language to be shortlisted for an Oscar (Best International Film).

We are pleased to present a double bill and include the first Oscar and BAFTA winning Irish short in 20 years.

An Irish Goodbye | Ireland | 2022 | Dir. Tom Berkeley & Ross White | 23 min | IDMb 7.2 |

On a farm in rural Northern Ireland, estranged brothers Turlough (Seamus O'Hara) and Lorcan (James Martin) are forced to reunite following the untimely death of their mother (Michelle Fairley). But when the pair discover an unfulfilled bucket list belonging to their late mum, their pained reunion takes an altogether different course.

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Please note that doors open at 7pm but the film will start at 7.30pm. All seating is unreserved so grab a seat wherever you like. Parking is free after 6pm for all Odeon cinema-goers but you MUST display a voucher obtained from the Odeon lobby.