Dublin's golden family shatters in 120 minutes of pure Irish trauma.
Set in affluent, contemporary, south-side Dublin, the Cahills appear to have the world at their feet. Dad Aidan, is a successful property tycoon, his wife Michelle, a successful estate agent and their fashion model daughter, Emma's 21st birthday party at the family home should be a night to remember. That night however, a rape at the party shatters their seemingly perfect lives. With the key suspect released on bail, and dark family secrets coming to the fore, Emma's life begins to free-fall. Slowly, having made radical changes to her life, Emma builds towards recovery - until a chance meeting with her rapist bolsters her conviction that she'll need to confront him in court before she can get on with her life.
Acting
Natalie Press's trembling restraint will wreck you.
Direction
Walsh lets silences scream louder than dialogue.
Writing
Escalates personal horror without exploitation.
Director
Aisling Walsh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of 2000s Irish films confronting Catholic Ireland's silence on sexual violence.
Aisling Walsh later directed Maudie; this was her feature debut, shot for under €1 million.
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