“Many’s the person missed the opportunity to say nothing,
and lost much because of it.”
Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her 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.
The first Irish-language film to receive worldwide attention and secure a nomination for Best International Film at the
Academy Awards, this adaptation of the novella by Claire Keegan is a beautiful coming-of-age story that has touched
the hearts of many around the world.