The Quiet Girl

PG-13

Released Dec 16, 2022

1 hr. 34 min.

Drama

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Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.

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A remarkable debut for writer-director Colm Bairéad, The Quiet Girl offers a deceptively simple reminder that the smallest stories can leave a large emotional impact.

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Diane V

Beautiful film. The setting is magnificent. And the acting superb.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/02/23

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EDIIE S

A quiet but rich movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/02/23

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Jennifer H

This movie was absolutely beautiful. The acting, the cinematography, the beautiful story. An absolute joy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/02/23

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Karen B

Loved the movie - didn't realize it was in Irish - or "Gaeilge" to be specific - and think actually that added to the experience. I had read the book, Foster, and found the movie engendered a similar emotional experience. It is short but packs a punch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/06/23

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Danie

Utterly superb movie. What a movie should be, but so rarely is.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Mike

Loved the ending......

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/28/23

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Colm Bairéad

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Catherine Clinch

Cáit

Carrie Crowley

Eibhlín Cinnsealach

Andrew Bennett

Seán Cinnsealach

Michael Patric

Athair Cháit (Da)

Kate Nic Chonaonaigh

Máthair Cháit (Mam)

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

... A quiet film. A whisper of a film, really. And its unassuming nature makes it all the more effective.

Rated: B+

Mar 10, 2023

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

The Quiet Girl unfurls gently... it seems so simple but leads only to possibilities, and one word – said twice – that will be engraved upon your heart.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 9, 2023

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Michael O'Sullivan

Washington Post

In a world of noise — and noisy, jumbled films — this story of found family speaks loudest when saying nothing.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 8, 2023

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Gisela Savdie

El Heraldo

The film offers a unique experience as Cáit delves into this unknown world [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: B

Jan 3, 2024

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Stephanie Bunbury

Deadline Hollywood Daily

This is filmmaking at its most alchemical, turning every ingredient to gold -- even if it is green, the vivid color of the lush trees everywhere on the Kinsellas’ farm, that is the color lingering behind your eyelids as the credits roll.

Oct 21, 2023

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Ernesto Diezmartinez

Letras Libres

In "The Quiet Girl", an adaptation of a short-story about a girl who is taken in by distant relatives, director Colm Báiread manages to reproduce a delicate melancholy without falling into melodramatic bullshit. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/4

Oct 3, 2023

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Synopsis

Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.

Director: Colm Bairéad
Screenwriter: Colm Bairéad
Distributor: Super LTD
Production Co: Inscéal, TG4, Fís Éireann/Screen, Broadcasting Authority of Ireland
Rating: PG-13 (Some Strong Language|Smoking)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Irish
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 16, 2022, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.5M

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