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That They May Face The Rising Sun
UK/Ireland 2023
Dir: Pat Collins
Cast: Barry Ward, Anna Bederke, Lalor Roddy, Sean McGinley, Ruth McCabe
English / 107m
In cinemas from 26 April 2024
Capturing a year in the life of a rural, lakeside community in late 1970s Ireland, That They May Face The Rising Sun is a sensitive and beautifully realised adaptation of the last novel by John McGahern. Joe (Barry Ward) and Kate (Anna Bederke) have returned from London to live and work in a small, close-knit community in rural Ireland, close to where Joe grew up. He’s a writer, she’s an artist who retains part ownership of a London gallery. Now embedded in a remote lakeside setting, the drama of a year in their lives and those of their neighbours unfolds through the rituals of work, play and the passing seasons. A delicate, meditative exploration of ritual, community bonds, and the question of how best to live.
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Bradford on AvonBradford on Avon Film Society - 7 February 2025
Corsham Pound Arts - 20 November
Gorsley Gorsley Village Hall - 21 November
Stroud Stroud Film Society - 14 January 2025
Swansea Pontardawe Arts Centre- 27 November
For screenings in Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland - see Break Out Pictures
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Aberystwyth Aberystwyth Arts Centre - from 7 June
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London Picturehouse Bromley - from 3 May
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The film has a descriptive subtitled version available. See your local cinema listings for screening information.
“a lyrical, loving celebration of the everyday… beautifully realised and quietly beguiling”
— Screen International
“Reminds us to live as best we can, while we can”
— Business Post
“Quietly magnificent”
— The Sunday Independent