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Drama

Lakelands

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The film centres on local small-town GAA football "outside the bright lights of Croke Park", following a player who struggles to get back into the sport after an injury.

Release Date : 2023-05-05

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Harp Media

Production Country : Ireland

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Éanna Hardwicke

Character Name : Cian Reilly

Original Name : Éanna Hardwicke

Gender : Male

Danielle Galligan

Character Name : Grace

Original Name : Danielle Galligan

Gender : Female

Lorcan Cranitch

Character Name :

Original Name : Lorcan Cranitch

Gender : Male

Gary Lydon

Character Name :

Original Name : Gary Lydon

Gender : Male

Dafhyd Flynn

Character Name :

Original Name : Dafhyd Flynn

Gender : Male

Dara Devaney

Character Name :

Original Name : Dara Devaney

Gender : Male

Lesley Conroy

Character Name :

Original Name : Lesley Conroy

Gender : Female

Seamus O'Rourke

Character Name :

Original Name : Seamus O'Rourke

Gender : Male

Oisin Robbins

Character Name :

Original Name : Oisin Robbins

Gender : Male

Naoise Dunbar

Character Name :

Original Name : Naoise Dunbar

Gender : Male

Enny Buono

Character Name :

Original Name : Enny Buono

Gender : Male

Felix Brown

Character Name :

Original Name : Felix Brown

Gender : Male

Philip Dobson

Character Name :

Original Name : Philip Dobson

Gender : Male

Jerry Fitzgerald

Character Name : Bull Quinn

Original Name : Jerry Fitzgerald

Gender : Male

Trevor Kaneswaran

Character Name : Dr. Tom Mulvey

Original Name : Trevor Kaneswaran

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-03-23

Éanna Hardwicke turns in a solid performance here as "Cian". He works on his family farm with his father, is a regular on the local football team - and is also quite partial to a mischievous pint (or six). It's whilst out on the latter that he gets beaten up in an alleyway. Taken home and left bruised and embarrassed, he thinks little more of it - despite having severe headaches and dizzy spells that suggest that he might have a concussion. Meantime, his long-time friend "Grace" (Danielle Galligan) has returned to their village to care for her declining father. The two must now come to terms with the changes that are in the offing to both of their lives. There's a chemistry between the two, and also an effective one between Hardwicke and his father (Lorcan Cranitch) who cares deeply for his son, but who has difficulties demonstrating that affection. The relationship with his teammates, those loyal and sensible and those more hot-headed tests his strength of character and reason and the real-time style pacing of the story illustrates well the effects on this young man - not just of the incident, but of his ageing and of his own gradual maturity into a character for whom aspects of his past life might no longer be suitable. This is observational in nature, it's a snippet of these people's lives leaving us without any definite conclusions - and I think that helps this resonate. It shows us the dangers of recklessness and thoughtlessness, as well as just how these behaviours can have ramifications far beyond those that might have appeared likely at the time. There is plenty of humour contained in the script, and it manages to deal with the complexities of the subject without straying into melodrama. Some nice photography adds richness, as does quite a strong score from Daithi O'Dronai and though it probably doesn't need a big screen, it's well worth a watch.