Expat Cinema: The Quiet Girl

The deeply moving debut feature from Irish director Colm Bairéad.

Shy nine-year-old Cáit has been separated from her immediate family and left in the care of two distant relatives for the summer. After sun-dappled days spent milking cows, peeling potatoes and fetching water from the well, the initially uncommunicative child soon opens up to her foster parents. Textural and tender, this award-winning film shows that home is where you feel loved.