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Peat

2024 · 19 min

A quiet, offbeat folk fable that mixes deadpan humour with loneliness and a touch of the uncanny.

Overview
Anne Byrne, recently widowed, lives with her useless adult son. She’s left juggling housework and the bog, until her witchy neighbour suggests building a Golem. When Anne develops feelings for it, her man-child son tries to destroy it.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • grief
  • isolation
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • countryside
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Where to watch in the UK

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Paudie Baggott
Written by
Paudie Baggott
Starring
Andrea Irvine, Chris Walley, Michael Power, Mary McEvoy
Cinematography
Robin Whenary
Runtime
19 min
Country
Ireland
Languages
English

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