God's Creatures

In a windswept fishing village, a mother is torn between protecting her beloved son and her own sense of right and wrong. A lie she tells for him rips apart their family and close-knit community.

Cast

Emily Watson

as Aileen O'Hara

Paul Mescal

as Brian O'Hara

Aisling Franciosi

as Sarah Murphy

Declan Conlon

as Con O'Hara

Toni O'Rourke

as Erin O'Hara

Marion O'Dwyer

as Mary Fitz

Brendan McCormack

as Francie D'Arcey

Lalor Roddy

as Paddy O'Hara

Isabelle Connolly

as Emma Daly

Seán T. Ó Meallaigh

as Nigel O'Connor

Reviews

CinemaSerf

"Brian" (Paul Mescal) has recently returned to his family home on the west coast of Ireland to a warm welcome from his mother "Aileen" (Emily Watson) and a largely indifferent one from his father "Con" (Declan O'Hara). For reasons we are not told, he has returned from Australia and is soon determine...

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