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The Flats

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In his tower-block apartment in New Lodge, Joe reenacts memories from his childhood amidst the "Troubles". In this Catholic area of Belfast, the number of deaths was tragically significant. Joe is joined by neighbors Jolene, Sean, Angie, and others, all willingly participating in this process of revisiting the collective memories that shaped their lives and the district they live in.

Critics Reviews

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Fionnuala Halligan Screen International 03/25/2024
A dark, uneasy reminder of the indelible, multi-generational stain of violence. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 03/20/2024
4/5
It’s a powerful, urgent and deeply sad film. Go to Full Review Hilary A White Sunday Independent (Ireland) May 21
4/5
With a nod to landmark 2012 documentary The Act of Killing, Italian-born filmmaker ­Alessandra Celesia brings an outsider’s perspective to a cloistered environment now recontextualised in this era of reunification discussions. Go to Full Review Jennie Kermode Eye for Film 06/20/2024
4.5/5
The Flats gives voice to people who have lived most of their lives feeling silenced, but it’s all the little details it captures in passing that speak loudest. Go to Full Review Chris Cassingham In Review Online 04/14/2024
The Troubles are over, yes, but if The Flats shows us anything, it’s that in many, very real ways, they are not. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Alessandra Celesia

Director

Jean-Laurent Csinidis

Producer

Jérôme Nunes

Producer

Geneviève De Bauw

Producer

Jeremiah Cullinane

Producer

John McIlduff

Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis In his tower-block apartment in New Lodge, Joe reenacts memories from his childhood amidst the "Troubles". In this Catholic area of Belfast, the number of deaths was tragically significant. Joe is joined by neighbors Jolene, Sean, Angie, and others, all willingly participating in this process of revisiting the collective memories that shaped their lives and the district they live in.
Director
Alessandra Celesia
Producer
Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Jérôme Nunes, Geneviève De Bauw, Jeremiah Cullinane, John McIlduff
Production Co
Films de Force Majeure, Thank You & Good Night Productions, Planet Korda Pictures, Dumbworld
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 54m