The Quiet Girl
(An Cailín Ciúin)

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 – 4 pm, 7 pm
Galaxy Cinemas Barrie, 72 Commerce Park Dr, Barrie, ON L4N 8W8

Drama | 95 Min. | Ireland
PG – coarse language, smoking
Language: Irish Gaelic with subtitles and English

Directed by Colm Bairéad
Cast: Carrie Crowley, Andrew Bennett, Catherine Clinch, Michael Patric, Kate Nic Chonaonaigh

Rural Ireland, 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.

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Based on the renowned story Foster by Claire Keegan.

Awards: 25 wins, 31 nominations

Nominated, Oscar Best International Feature Film, Academy Awards®. 2023
Nominated, Best Film not in the English Language, BAFTA Awards, 2023
Nominated, Best Screenplay (Adapted), BAFTA Awards, 2023
Winner, Best Feature Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 2022
Winner, Special Mention, Children’s July – Film, Berlin International Film Festival, 2022
Winner, People’s Choice Award, Narrative Feature, Denver International Film Festival, 2022
Winner, Best Film, Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards, 2022
Winner, European Cinematography, European Film Awards, 2022
Winner, 7 awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress in a Lead Role, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, Best Production Design, Irish Film and Television Awards, 2022
Winner, ALFS Award, Foreign Language Film of the Year, London Critics Circle Film Awards, 2023

Tickets: Adults $10; Seniors (65 and over) and Students: $8
General Admission

The film series is funded by the City of Barrie and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.