That They May Face the Rising Sun

Ireland, UK 2013

After years away in London, Joe and Kate are a creative couple who have found contentment in rural Ireland where Joe grew up. Their home proves to be a precious haven for characters from the local community, who are welcomed in for gossip, advice or a cup of tea. Entwined stories develop over the course of a year, with the seasons and landscape playing their evocative part. Set in the 1980s, Pat Collins (Silence, Song of Granite) latest film is a striking adaptation of John McGahern’s celebrated final novel, a rare and moving meditation on casual compassion and kindness as a way of life.