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God's Creatures

2022 · 101 min

A quiet, oppressive watch that settles into your chest, all grey skies and unspoken guilt, building to a devastating moral reckoning.

Directed by
Anna Rose Holmer, Saela Davis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi
Tagline
A mother's love forsaken.
Overview
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.

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Stream in the UK
  • BFI Player
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Anna Rose Holmer, Saela Davis
Genres
Drama
Starring
Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • guilt
  • family
  • loyalty
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Anna Rose Holmer, Saela Davis
Written by
Shane Crowley
Starring
Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Toni O'Rourke, Marion O'Dwyer, Brendan McCormack, Lalor Roddy
Music
Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
Cinematography
Chayse Irvin
Runtime
101 min
Country
Ireland, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
Irish, English

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