Lakelands

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Lakelands

2022

1h 38m

Drama

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After an attack on a night out, Cian, a young Gaelic footballer, struggles to comes to terms with a career-ending injury. Lakelands follows him as he undertakes a search for his own identity in a small town in the midlands, where Gaelic football is a religion and identity is defined by what you can do on the pitch.

Donald Clarke

Irish Times

The film comes at you stealthily. It doesn’t appear to deal with great concerns. But it ultimately connects deeply with a thoroughly realised rural community.

Rated: 4/5

May 4, 2023

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Hardwicke and Galligan perform the dance with much charm. Rather than heavy-handed life lessons, they point with disarming simplicity the way to a fresh new dawn.

Rated: 3/5

May 2, 2023

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Fionnuala Halligan

Screen International

Creative partners Robert Higgins and Patrick McGivney thread their deceptively small story with a skein of poignant themes while lead actor Eanna Hardwicke convinces...

Jul 13, 2022

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Rebecca Johnson

Film Focus Online

With it's excellent performances, solid direction and a simple yet poignant story, Lakelands is one of those rare hidden gems that deserves a wider audience.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 24, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Sensitive drama.

Rated: B

Jun 9, 2023

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Aoife Fealy

Film Ireland Magazine

Quiet, heartfelt and sometimes brutal.

May 18, 2023

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Synopsis

After an attack on a night out, Cian, a young Gaelic footballer, struggles to comes to terms with a career-ending injury. Lakelands follows him as he undertakes a search for his own identity in a small town in the midlands, where Gaelic football is a religion and identity is defined by what you can do on the pitch.

Director: Robert Higgins, Patrick McGivney
Producer: Robert Higgins, Patrick McGivney
Screenwriter: Robert Higgins, Patrick McGivney
Production Co: Screen Ireland
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 38m