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The Silver Branch

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The Burren in County Claire, Ireland, plays host to Mesolithic tombs, famine villages and small rocky fields. But when the government decides to build a tourist center in the area, some farmers unite and resist.

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Hilary A White Sunday Independent (Ireland) 10/08/2018
5/5
What begins as just a sumptuous piece of local filmmaking starts to ring with a universal candour. Go to Full Review Paddy Kehoe RTÉ (Ireland) 10/04/2018
4/5
The Silver Branch is an absorbing, brilliant film that should be honoured everywhere prizes are given, for delving delicately and drinking deep at the well of one man's story, one family's joy and heartbreak. Go to Full Review Sean O'Rourke Film Ireland Magazine 10/03/2018
What elevates this film, however, is its extraordinary ability to pair its visuals with Patrick McCormack's narration. Go to Full Review Ruth McNally Film Ireland Magazine 03/26/2018
The film was five years in the making by director Katrina Costello and, as with the case taken by McCormack and the Burren Action Group members, it is a testament to patience, determination and love of a place. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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11/25/2018 No greater example of sovereignty of Heart have I seen in a long, long time, both in those who were filmed, and those who filmed. If you get a chance to see this on the big screen, do it. Your Heart will soar and your eyes will weep tears of grief and joy at the depths, and heights, this film takes you to. Take a bow Katrina Costello. This Earth is blessed by your presence. I'd love to see an extended cut/special edition released. This world is in dire need of more profundity. See more 11/07/2018 Brendan Gleeson - Film making as it should be in Ireland, finding the universal in the local - with a sure footedness that is most unusual, magical , a unique and an important cinematic gift, (The film is beautiful. Stunning visually and the sensibilities are so vividly expressed. A true gaisce. See more 09/09/2018 One of the most beautiful and moving documentaries I have seen. Truly a moving experience and you care deeply about the main characters and their fight to conserve their land and a way of life. Got one of the loudest standing ovations I have ever seen at a documentary film screening. See more Read all reviews
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Katrina Costello

Director

Ken O'Sullivan

Producer

Katrina Costello

Cinematographer

James Dorman

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Synopsis The Burren in County Claire, Ireland, plays host to Mesolithic tombs, famine villages and small rocky fields. But when the government decides to build a tourist center in the area, some farmers unite and resist.
Director
Katrina Costello
Producer
Ken O'Sullivan
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 15m