Ann (film)

Ann is a 2022 Irish drama film written and directed by Ciaran Creagh and starring Zara Devlin as Ann Lovett. It is a dramatization of Lovett's last day of her life.

Ann
Directed byCiaran Creagh
Written byCiaran Creagh
Produced byCiaran Creagh
Ferdia Doherty
Niall Flynn
StarringZara Devlin
Eileen Walsh
Ian Beattie
CinematographyDave Grennan
Edited byTony Cranstoun
Music byRoger Taylor
Release dates
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish

Cast
  • Zara Devlin as Ann
  • Eileen Walsh as Patricia Sr
  • Ian Beattie as Diarmuid
  • Senna O’Hara as Patricia Jr
  • Joe Mullins as Maguire
  • Darragh Gilhooly as Ricky
  • Molly Mew as Brenda
  • Frank O’Sullivan as Retired Guard
  • Sean T. O’Meallaigh as The Doctor
  • Philip Judge as The Priest

Production

The film was shot in Boyle, County Roscommon during the summer of 2021.[1]

Release

The film premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in November 2022.[1] Then the film was released by Omniplex Cinemas in Longford and Roscommon on April 28, 2023.[2]

Reception

Declan Burke of the Irish Examiner awarded the film four stars out of five.[3] Donald Clarke of The Irish Times awarded the film three stars out of five.[4]

Amber Wilkinson of Screen Daily gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Devlin has very little dialogue but conveys Ann’s sense of fear and isolation through body language."[5]

Nominations

At the 19th Irish Film & Television Awards, Devlin and Walsh were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively for their performances in the film.[1][2]

References
  1. McHugh, Christina (April 25, 2023). "FILM SHOT IN COUNTY ROSCOMMON SET FOR CINEMA RELEASE". Roscommon Herald. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  2. "Film based on story of Ann Lovett to be shown in Longford and Roscommon". Westmeath Independent. April 17, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  3. Burke, Declan (April 28, 2023). "Film review: Ann is a heartbreaking look at a national tragedy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  4. Clarke, Donald (April 27, 2023). "Ann Lovett would be 55 now. This film about her awful death is a brave, at times daring tribute". The Irish Times. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  5. Wilkinson, Amber (February 27, 2023). "'Ann': Dublin Review". Screen Daily. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
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