& Colm Bairéad

The Quiet Girl

7.7

Rural Ireland 1981. A quiet, neglected girl is sent away from her dysfunctional family to live with foster parents for the summer. She blossoms in their care, but in this house where there are meant to be no secrets, she discovers one.

Director: , Colm Bairéad
Main Cast: Andrew Bennett, Carrie Crowley, Catherine Clinch
Soundtrack: , Stephen Rennicks
Cinematography: , Kate McCullough
Screenplay: , Colm Bairéad, Claire Keegan

Original title in Ireland is An Cailín Ciúin.

Cinema Premiere: May 13, 2022

Reviews by critics from other countries

Foreign Reviews

11 foreign reviews of The Quiet Girl (2022)

1. Filmeye

10 / 10

Translated from swedish: With great empathy, the film portrays the dark and the light, and we become aware of the enormous difference it can make for a child.
Swedish: filmeye.se »
2. Västerbottenskuriren

10 / 10

Translated from swedish: Masterful about a girl who breaks the silence
Swedish: vk.se »
3. Filmtopp

10 / 10

Translated from swedish: The silent girl works quietly while disarming your emotional shield. Compassionate and atmospheric, the film possesses a kind of dreamlike realism that, with the help of a careful and hypnotic camerawork and achingly beautiful string music by Stephen Rennicks, perfectly accompanies the eye-opening encounter of two halves that together create a heart-warming whole.
Swedish: filmtopp.se »
4. Moviezine

10 / 10

Translated from swedish: Despite all the impressive blockbusters that are being pumped out during these Oscar seasons, I can probably say that 'The Silent Girl' is among the absolute best - it might even be the best film I've seen from 2022. A masterpiece that gets full marks from me!
Swedish: moviezine.se »
5. Aftonbladet

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: It is both touching and almost unbearable to see the little things that bring Cáit a sparkle in her eyes. A cake, someone brushing her hair - and first-time director Colm Bairréad has captured just how big and powerful those moments are.
Swedish: aftonbladet.se »
6. Dagens Nyheter

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: In a way, it is quieter than the book, at least every other dialogue feels edited down, but in return it is brimming with environmental sounds.
Swedish: dn.se »
7. Göteborgs-Posten

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: The result is heartbreaking
Swedish: gp.se »
8. Sveriges Radio

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: The movie is just like Claire Keegan's book "The Third Light", on which it is based, completely loyal to the child's perspective. We feel her fear, longing, shame, and love as she deciphers the adult world.
Swedish: sverigesradio.se »
9. Uppsala Nya Tidning

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: The girl Cáit is sent to relatives in the countryside where she receives the love and attention that she has been missing.
Swedish: unt.se »
10. Kulturbloggen

8 / 10

Translated from swedish: The photo is superb and allows us to understand things and feelings on a deeper level and often from the child's point of view.
Swedish: kulturbloggen.com »
11. Svenska Dagbladet

6.6 / 10

Translated from swedish: The silent girl is a film that deals with nothing, but contains everything. It is like an attempt to hold a memory in one's hand, a feeling of a time that went by quickly, that disappeared but is still somewhere when one closes one's eyes. It's not quite possible to tell, not to point to something that happened, but it happened.
Swedish: svd.se »