This brilliant film gets its free-to-air premiere on BBC Two tonight.
GOD’S CREATURES is on BBC Two tonight at 23:06pm after a special two minute introduction from film critic Rhianna Dhillon.
The film, which premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival Directors’ Fortnight, stars Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves, Hilary and Jackie), Paul Mescal (Normal People, Aftersun), and Aisling Franciosi (The Fall). The film is directed by New York-based filmmakers Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer (The Fits), marking their feature debut as a directing duo. It is produced by the multi-award-winning Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly (Lady Macbeth, Ammonite) under her company, Nine Daughters. The screenplay was written by Shane Crowley, based on a story he co-wrote with Cronin O’Reilly.
The film received five BIFA 2022 nominations: Emily Watson for Lead Performance, Paul Mescal and Aisling Franciosi for Best Supporting Performance, Shane Crowley for Best Debut Screenwriter, and Danny Bensi and Saunder Jurriaans for Best Original Music.
Set on the rugged Irish coast, GOD’S CREATURES is a quietly devastating drama. In a windswept fishing village, a mother finds herself torn between protecting her beloved son and staying true to her own moral compass. The lie she tells for him fractures their family and shatters the close-knit community, unfolding into a tense and deeply emotional story.
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