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That They May Face the Rising Sun 15 rating

A rural Irish community in the 1980s is portrayed with quiet beauty in this heartfelt drama, based on acclaimed writer John McGahern’s novel.

Drama 2023 111 mins

Director: Pat Collins

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Overview

After many years in London, Joe and Kate Ruttledge have returned to the small rural lakeside hamlet where Joe grew up. Centring on their lives and the ones of the characters around them, director Pat Collins (Song of Granite) has crafted a meditative and delicate exploration of rituals and human bonds, where the landscape plays its own unique and arresting role.

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