That They May Face the Rising Sun

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That They May Face the Rising Sun

2023

1h 51m

Drama

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Joe and Kate Ruttledge leave London to live and work in a small lakeside community in Ireland, near to where Joe grew up.

Tara Brady

Irish Times

The provincial life, told in delicate movements in a script by Collins and Eamon Little, asks big questions about the nature of happiness. A half-finished garden structure is emblematic of a larger temporal standstill.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 26, 2024

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Jonathan Romney

Financial Times

With a sound design steeped in birdsong, and a spare piano score by Irene and Linda Buckley, here’s a film that unwraps its mysteries slowly, revealing under its quiet surface the human condition writ delicate but deep.

Apr 25, 2024

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Despite its somewhat diffuse centre, Collins’ film still has a straightforward poignancy, with subtle and dignified performances across the board.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 22, 2024

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Clotilde Chinnici

Loud and Clear Reviews

It is a testament to a way of life that is now largely gone and a way of honouring and remembering the daily lives of rural communities. As such, the film gives importance to the everyday moments of ordinary, mundane life.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 14, 2024

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Kevin Wight

The Wee Review

A slow steeping in the rhythms and rituals of a community in the rural Ireland of the 1980s, what Collins’ adaptation of John McGahern‘s final novel lacks in incident it more than makes up for in rich character and a gruff, earthy compassion.

Rated: 4

Sep 4, 2024

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Sean McGeady

Radio Times

This is a slow piece of great warmth and sympathy that invites viewers to find the beauty in birdsong, long grass and works left half-finished.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 17, 2024

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Alice P

This film is about love in it's many forms the beauty of Ireland is a bonus

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

12/31/24

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M K

This film is beautifully shot, set in gorgeous locations in Co. Galway. I wanted to love it but so frustrating to sit through another sedate, well mannered vision of rural Irish life around 1980 that is not the one I remember. It gives off 1950s vibes, maybe playing to how audiences expect films about Ireland to be. Emotionally muted, with restrained performances by the two leads, a writer returned from London and his wife. There is cruelty in the account of those who have to emigrate and those who get to return and a fair amount of stifled rage, but it’s told in such a subtle, low-key way you’d almost miss it. It almost reaches that viciousness that John B Keane’s The Field exposed so well, but holds back before anything too impolite can happen. Watch it for the glorious scenery and sense of time slowly passing, not as an accurate depiction of a time or place.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

12/29/24

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Pat Collins

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Joe Ruttledge

Anna Bederke

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Lalor Roddy

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Sean McGinley

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Synopsis

Joe and Kate Ruttledge leave London to live and work in a small lakeside community in Ireland, near to where Joe grew up.

Director: Pat Collins
Producer: Tina O'Reilly, Brendan J. Byrne
Screenwriter: Eamon Little, Pat Collins
Production Co: South Wind Blows, Cyprus Avenue Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 51m