The Quiet Girl (2022)

The Quiet Girl (Irish: An Cailín Ciúin) is an Irish and English language film written and directed by Colm Bairéad.
The film is based on "Foster", a 2010 short story by Claire Keegan.
The film is set in 1981 in rural Ireland and stars Catherine Clinch, Carrie Crowley, and Andrew Bennett.
This is Catherine Clinch's first acting role as well as Colm Bairéad's first film.

The Quiet Girl was elected to represent Ireland as the Best International Feature Film at the 2022 Academy Awards, which was the first time an Irish film earned that nomination.
It also received BAFTA nominations for Best Film Not in the English language and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The film was generally well received and became the highest grossing Irish-languge film of all time.

Note: This film was reviewed on the Hulu streaming service, which only displays the time remaining on mobile devices. The time remaining is listed for each item below.

Rating: Rated PG-13 for some strong language and smoking.

Length: 1 hour 35 minutes.


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The Quiet Girl (2022)

Category Severity Time Remaining Description Sentence Before
1:33:58-1:33:31 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. None ["An Insceal production" is seen onscreen]
1:25:16-1:25:04 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Dan: "For what like? What do you want me to say?" Mam: "How long should they keep her?"
0:55:40-0:55:10 The whereabouts of a child are unknown momentarily. None [Seán is sweeping out the pen]
0:47:14-0:47:05 A mild elevated view is seen briefly. Seán: "You should wash your hands and face before going into town. Didn’t your father bother to teach you that much even?"
0:42:43-0:42:26 A corpse is seen at a wake. Eibhlín: "You probably did, God help you. ... Don’t be afraid."
0:41:25-0:41:15 A corpse is partially seen briefly. Seán: "Don’t get a taste for it either or you’ll end up like these drunkards. ... Now."
0:38:18-0:38:08 A story of a person drowning is recounted briefly. Caít: "What happened to him?"
0:34:49-0:34:38 The story of a person drowning is recounted again briefly. Eibhlín: "What did she tell you? Girl."
0:19:38-0:18:18 A child is in an increasingly perilous situation. None
0:19:15-0:18:18 A child is at risk of drowning. None
0:16:50-0:16:32 A mild elevated view is seen. Seán: "I wouldn’t find any fault with them." ...

Reviewed September 2023

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