The Quiet Girl - film screening
Schedule
Sun Sep 22 2024 at 02:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
St John's Parish Centre | Manchester, EN
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Irish Mancunian presents a screening of the Oscar-nominated film "The Quiet Girl".Rural Ireland. 1981. Nine-year-old Cait is sent away from her overcrowded, dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. Quietly struggling at school and at home, she has learned to hide in plain sight from those around her. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one painful truth.
In 2023, the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film, becoming the first Irish film to be nominated in the category's history.
PLUS:
• An appreciation of three Irish Mancunian entertainers: Caroline Aherne, Steve Coogan and Peter Kay.
• Book launch of the new Irish Mancunian publication “The Irish in Britain”
• Book Stall • Bar/refreshments • Free raffle
Approx timings:
1pm - Doors open
2pm - Irish Mancunian entertainers with video clips + new publication details
2.30pm - Break / raffle
2.45pm - The Quiet Girl film screening
4.20pm - Finish
Please note the film is mostly in Irish with subtitles.
Entry: £7 advance ticket / £10 on door
Tickets on sale at www.wegottickets.com/irishmanc
Event location:
St John's Social Centre
Chequers Road (off High Lane)
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Manchester
M21 9DL
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Where is it happening?
St John's Parish Centre, 12 Chequers Road, Manchester, M21 9DY, United Kingdom,Manchester, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
