Set in 1981, this film tells the story of a 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.... (Full plot summary below)
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Set in 1981, this film tells the story of a 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.
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| ObserverRex ReedThe Quiet Girl, made with sensitivity and care by first-time writer-director Colm Bairead, combines serene editing, quiet reserves of strength, and subdued performances that allow you to think and feel instead of just watch. |
| ColliderEmma KielyAn Cailín Ciúin is one of the most masterful meditations on childhood, family, and love. |
| Rolling StoneDavid FearThe Quiet Girl is, quite simply, a genuine work of art by a genuinely empathetic artist, and one of the single most moving, heartfelt, and heartbreaking movies from any country in the last decade. |
| The Daily BeastNick SchagerAs superb as any feature debut in recent memory, its power derived from its marriage of graceful writing, subtle direction, and unbearably expressive performances. Movies don’t come much more exquisitely heartbreaking than this. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleI don’t think I’ve ever seen a film that conveyed with such vividness and precision the helplessness of childhood. |
| The PlaylistKevin JagernauthGorgeously realized and crafted with homespun care, this delicate and heartbreaking drama is one of the year’s best films. |
| The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeIt’s one of the most exquisitely realised films of the year. |
| The GuardianPeter BradshawThis beautiful and compassionate film from first-time feature director Colm Bairéad, based on the novella Foster by Claire Keegan, is a child’s-eye look at our fallen world; already it feels to me like a classic. |
| The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeThe action is unsettling throughout. There is a pervasive sense of unspoken menace lurking just outside the frame (or somewhere in the near past or future). But it is also a celebration of uncomplicated human kindness. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanThe Quiet Girl is that rare thing: a work of storytelling that speaks most loudly when it is saying nothing. |
