Underplayed Gems

Pilgrim Hill (2013)

Pilgrim Hill poster
Directed by
Gerard Barrett
Genre
drama film
Country
Ireland
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An Irish dairy farmer lives alone with his sick father on a remote farm. The film shows his daily chores and his few interactions with other people.

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What happens

Pilgrim Hill is a 2013 Irish rural drama film. Writer and director Gerard Barrett won the Rising Star Award at the 10th Irish Film & Television Awards. The film depicts the solitary life of an Irish dairy farmer, living with only his invalided father in a remote Irish location. The film catalogues his daily farming routine as well as his rather limited encounters with others. The Irish Times (in a four-star review) wrote: "Barrett's debut feature is a quietly stunning slice of rural naturalism. A masterful debut." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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