25/09/2023 - Penned by Ciarán Creagh and directed by Vic Sarin, the new romantic drama unfolds in the aftermath of World War I and the Irish Civil War

Canadian-American director and DoP Vic Sarin is now helming his new project, an Irish-Canadian co-production titled Cry from the Sea. Some of Sarin’s best-known previous efforts include A Daughter’s Nightmare (2014), Partition (2007) and Left Behind: The Movie (2000).

The feature, penned by Ciarán Creagh (the director and writer of the Irish abortion drama Ann [+see also:
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Other confirmed cast members are Aidan Quinn (Legends of the Fall), Keith McErlean (Kin), David Pearse (The Banshees of Inisherin [+see also:
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Cry from the Sea is being staged by Ireland’s ShinAwiL and Canada’s Sepia Films, with backing from Telefilm Canada and Screen Ireland. Filming is set to wrap in late October. The release date is yet to be disclosed.