Film
National Theatre Collection: Translations
2018 · 2h 7m · Drama
What happens when a land is robbed of its language?
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Overview
Owen, the prodigal son, returns to rural Donegal from Dublin. With him are two British army officers. Their ambition is to create a map of the area, replacing the Gaelic names with English. It is an administrative act with radical consequences.
Cast
Dermot Crowley
Jimmy Jack Cassie
Judith Roddy
Maire
Ciarán Hinds
Hugh
Tomiwa Edun
Lieutenant Yolland
Seamus O'Hara
Manus
Michelle Fox
Sarah
Laurence Kinlan
Doalty
Aoife Duffin
Bridget
Colin Morgan
Owen
Rufus Wright
Captain Lancey
Crew
- Ian RicksonDirector
Media
Details
- Release date
- July 31, 2018
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 2h 7m
- Genres
- Drama
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