Aoife Ni Bhraoin returns home to help her father Brendan ‘The Bear’ O’Briain in his recovery from a heart attack. During this time, Aoife faces the grief of her mother that she hasn’t dealt with until now. Aoife reacquaints with a group of rowers and this all-female team, who against the odds, take on a high stakes Naomhóg rowing competition.
Acting
Kelly Gough's simmering restraint finally cracks like thunder.
Cinematography
Atlantic greys that make grief look almost beautiful.
Practical Effects
Real Naomhóg rowing — no stunt doubles, all callouses.
Director
Declan Recks
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Naomhóg is a traditional Irish currach design dating back centuries, used for fishing the treacherous Atlantic waters off Kerry and Cork.
Director Declan Recks grew up on the west coast and insisted on shooting during actual rough seas — the cast learned to row in brutal conditions, and some takes were genuinely dangerous.
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