The Quiet Girl - film screening

Presented by: Irish Mancunian

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0	MANCHESTER: St John's Social Centre
P	Sunday 22nd September, 2024
N	1:00pm

Event information

A screening of the Oscar-nominated Irish language film "The Quiet Girl".

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.

In 2023, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, becoming the first Irish film to be nominated in the category's history.

PLUS:
• An appreciation of three Irish Mancunian entertainers: Caroline Aherne, Steve Coogan and Peter Kay.
• Book launch of the new Irish Mancunian publication “The Irish in Britain”
• Book Stall • Bar/refreshments • Free raffle

Approx timings:
1pm - Doors open
2pm - Irish Mancunian entertainers (video clips) + new publication details
2.30pm - break / raffle
2.45pm - The Quiet Girl film screening
4.20pm - finish

Please note the film is mostly in Irish with subtitles.

Entry: £7 advance ticket / £10 on door