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The Quiet Girl: This small, perfect and very moving film reminds us of the power of storytelling

A withdrawn nine-year-old girl discovers a secret in a house that supposedly has no secrets in this moving and beautifully cast Irish film.

The New Daily · Sep 11, 2022

‘I fell in love with it in a profound way’: how The Quiet Girl’s fostering story captured its director’s heart

First-time director Colm Bairéad on turning the novella Foster by Claire Keegan into the tear-jerking tour de force that swept the Irish Film and TV awards

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

The Quiet Girl review – deeply moving tale of rural Ireland already feels like a classic

A silent child is sent away to live with foster parents on a farm in this gem of a film from first-time feature director Colm Bairéad

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2022