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I Used to Live Here

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Amy, a teenager trying to cope with her mother's death, is tempted by suicide when she sees the outpouring of love for a suicide victim.

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Donald Clarke Irish Times 04/03/2015
4/5
Two stunning segments - one cathartic, the other worryingly ambiguous - close the remarkable film in striking style. Go to Full Review
Leslie Felperin Guardian 04/02/2015
3/5
The pacing is a little ponderous, but director Frank Berry coaxes impressive performances from the cast, especially Jones and Dafhyd Flynn, as a troubled friend. Go to Full Review
Patrick Peters Empire Magazine 03/30/2015
3/5
This troubling story is held together by Jordanne Jones's poignant performance. Go to Full Review
Ben Nicholson CineVue 04/04/2019
3/5
Despite utilising willing but mostly non-professional actors from Tallaght in West Dublin, writer/director Frank Berry has managed to shape a subtle and moving drama about the ripple effect of a young man's suicide on his peers. Go to Full Review
Donnchadh Tiernan Film Ireland Magazine 04/05/2018
Needless to say, the results are moving, relatable and overwhelmingly real. Go to Full Review
David Parkinson Radio Times 04/02/2015
3/5
Berry delivers an uncompromising study of a tragic trend that owes much to Andrea Arnold's brand of social realism and within that, he captures the anxieties of a dead-end adolescent existence with laudable sensitivity. Go to Full Review
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Synopsis Amy, a teenager trying to cope with her mother's death, is tempted by suicide when she sees the outpouring of love for a suicide victim.
Director
Frank Berry
Producer
Frank Berry, Donna Eperon
Screenwriter
Frank Berry
Production Co
Write Direction Films
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 20m