ALL GOOD CHILDREN To Go On Exclusive Release in the IFI From 27th December
The Irish co-production ALL GOOD CHILDREN directed by Alicia Duffy will go on release in the IFI from Monday 27th December.The film which is Alicia's debut feature film had its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, where it was officially selected for the Director's Fortnight. Based on a novel by Sam Taylor, it tells the story of Irish youngsters Dara and Eoin who are sent to France to stay with their aunt after the death of their mother. There, the boys befriend a local English family and the impressionable Dara falls under the spell of their young daughter Bella. But when she begins to pull away, Dara's feelings for her start to get out of hand.
The film, along with its stars Jack Gleeson and newcomers Austin Moulton, David Brazil and Imogen Jones, has been critically acclaimed:
"Jack Gleeson is perfectly cast as the gently obsessive Dara..." Screen Daily
"Intensely atmospheric and featuring an outstanding lead performance from 17 year old Jack Gleeson" Variety
"Director Duffy has a marvellous ability to convey a feeling of mystery and dread by poetic means, both visual and verbal" Hollywood Reporter
"Captures beautifully the terrifying bliss of that first kiss...." movies.ie
"Mysterious... visually hypnotic" The Sunday Tribune
Produced by Ed Guiney and Andrew Lowe for Element Pictures together with Jonathan Cavendish, Tom Dercourt and Patrick Quinet for Caveman, Cinema Defacto and Artemis Productions, ALL GOOD CHILDREN is an Irish/Belgian/French co-production and was made with the support of Bord Scannán na hÉireann / the Irish Film Board, Eurimages, Wallimage, CFB Centre du Cenema, Sofica, Preachat TV Cryptee and CRRAV. It is being distributed by Element Pictures Distribution.
ALL GOOD CHILDREN opens in the IFI on Monday 27th December