| Doineann | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Damian McCann |
| Screenplay by | Aislinn Clarke |
| Produced by | Michael Hewitt Dermot Lavery Chris Myers |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Damien Elliott Angus Mitchell |
| Edited by | Sorcha Nic Giolla Mhuire |
| Music by | Mark Gordon Charlie Graham Richard Hill |
| Production company | DoubleBand Films |
| Distributed by | Wildcard Distribution |
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| Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Languages | Irish English |
Doineann ([ˈd̪ˠɪnʲən̪ˠ], "stormy weather") is a 2021 Northern Irish drama film in the Irish language, directed by Damian McCann.
Plot
Tomás is a Dublin investigative journalist, reporting on criminal gangs. He goes on holiday to an island off Ireland's coast with his family. He receives an urgent call to return to Dublin, but when he later returns to the island his wife and child are missing. A local Garda detective starts to help him find them, as the storm closes in.
Production
Doineann was filmed in County Down and Islandmagee in winter 2020–21 and received support from Northern Ireland Screen, BBC Gaeilge and TG4; it is the first Irish language feature to be made and produced in Northern Ireland.
It was filmed on an Arri Alexa Mini with Panavision Primo Lenses in a 2.39:1 aspect ratio.
Release
Doineann premiered on 25 July 2021 at the Galway Film Fleadh. The Irish Times, Irish Examiner and entertainment.ie all scored it three stars out of five. Reviewers noted the similarities to Nordic noir and praised the performance of Bríd Brennan as a Columbo-style investigator, but criticised the latter part of the film as clichéd.
Peter Coonan received a nomination at the 18th Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTAs), for best supporting actor in a film.
References
- "Doineann". DoubleBand Films.
- "Doineann – Review of Irish Film at Galway Film Fleadh 2021 – Film Ireland Magazine".
- "Peter Coonan on his new Celtic thriller Doineann – and why he owes a lot to Love/Hate's Fran". independent.
- "Writer and director Aislinn Clarke: 'The film's in Irish, but what audiences want is a good story. They don't mind subtitles'". Belfasttelegraph – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- "New Irish thriller Doineann to be released in cinemas on 28th January". Northern Ireland Screen. 18 January 2022.
- "Doineann (2021) - IMDb" – via www.imdb.com.
- Clarke, Donald. "Doineann: Irish-language thriller starts strongly but peters out". The Irish Times.
- Burke, Declan (28 January 2022). "Movie review: Irish-language psychological thriller Doineann has an intriguing set-up". Irish Examiner.
- Lloyd, Brian (27 January 2022). "'Doineann' works like an Irish answer to Nordic noir". Entertainment.ie.
- "All the nominees for the 2022 IFTA Film & Drama Awards". 22 February 2022 – via www.rte.ie.
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