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Tory Island

2002 · 52 min

A quiet, patient portrait of a remote island community, watching the rhythms of daily life unfold with intimacy and calm.

Directed by
Pat Collins
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Tory Island, nine miles off the coast of Donegal is the most remote inhabited island off Ireland. Its notorious inaccessibility and unforgiving landscape has not deterred 150 people from making this island their home. Oileán Thoraí captures, over the course of eighteen months, the changing patterns of life on Tory. It’s an intimate portrayal, exploring the lives of the islanders, their character and community.

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Directed by
Pat Collins
Genres
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • family
    • survival
    Places
    • sea
    • countryside
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism10
    Romance1
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Pat Collins
    Runtime
    52 min
    Country
    Ireland
    Languages
    English, Irish

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