AN TAIBHSE (THE GHOST)
MAIN SCREEN
FRIDAY 23 AUGUST - 10.15 AM
Director: John Farrelly.
With: Tom Kerrisk, Livvy Hill, Tony Murray.
Ireland 2024. 93 mins.
INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE - Produced by six-time Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan and directed by award-winning John Farrelly, AN TAIBHSE is the first Irish Language Horror film ever made. A bone-chilling tale set against the haunting backdrop of Ireland's infamous famine era. 1852: Éamon and daughter Máire embark on a tranquil caretaker role at an isolated mansion during the unforgiving winter months. But their peaceful assignment unleashes a nightmare of supernatural proportions as a malevolent force awakens within the mansion's walls, stirring dark secrets from the past. With every creaking floorboard and flickering candle, suspense tightens its grip, leaving sanity hanging by a thread.
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