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God's Creatures is a 2022 psychological drama film directed by Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer and written by Shane Crowley, based on a story he wrote with producer Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly. It stars Emily Watson, Paul Mescal, Aisling Franciosi, Declan Conlon, Toni O'Rourke, Marion O'Dwyer, Brendan McCormack, and Lalor Roddy. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2022 and was released in the United States on 30 September 2022 by A24.

God's Creatures
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Directed by	Saela Davis Anna Rose Holmer
Screenplay by	Shane Crowley
Story by	Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly Shane Crowley
Produced by	Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly
Starring	Emily Watson Paul Mescal Aisling Franciosi Declan Conlon Toni O'Rourke Marion O'Dwyer Brendan McCormack Lalor Roddy
Cinematography	Chayse Irvin
Edited by	Jeanne Applegate Julia Bloch
Music by	Danny Bensi Saunder Jurriaans
Production companies	A24 BBC Film Screen Ireland The Wrap Fund Nine Daughters
Distributed by	A24
Release dates	19 May 2022 (2022-05-19) (Cannes) 30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) (United States)
Running time	94 minutes[1]
Countries	United States United Kingdom Ireland
Language	English

Summary

In a small remote Irish fishing village, Aileen (Watson) works as a shift manager at the local seafood processing plant alongside Marry (O’Dwyer), whose son Mark recently drowned at sea, and Sarah (Franciosi), a young woman experiencing marital troubles with her husband Francie (McCormack). At Mark’s funeral reception, Aileen’s estranged son Brian (Mescal) unexpectedly returns after a lengthy and unexplained move to Australia. While initially caught off-guard, Aisleen is delighted to reunite her family together alongside husband Con (Conlon), daughter Erin (O’Rourke) with her newborn son, and elderly father-in-law Paddy (Roddy) who is in a vegetative state.

Brian remains vague about Australia, but expresses his intention to restart the family oyster trapping farm that was abandoned after his departure. Having brought no money or resources himself, Aisleen steals bags of oysters from the plant to seed Brian’s traps, which is witnessed by Sarah. The next day, local seafood supplier Francie is irate over missing oysters from his order. Aisleen blames a lower worker, and finds Sarah heartbroken about her decision to separate from Francie.

At home, Con confronts Brian about stealing fish from others’ traps and selling them himself. Brian storms off and later begins working for another fisherman. Aisleen and Brian visit the local pub, where they notice Sarah arrive alone. Brian attempts to rekindle a former romantic relationship they shared in their teenage years, and Aisleen returns home by herself.

The following day, fungus is discovered on the oysters at the processing plant and a moratorium is declared, devastating the community. Amidst the announcement, an already distressed Sarah faints unexpectedly. Aisleen receives a call from the police stating that a sexual assault claim has been filed against Brian, who claims that he was at home with his mother the night of their bar outing. She lies to the officer confirming his alibi, and does not question Brian when they drive back home.  Sarah goes missing from her shifts.

Erin decides to visit Sarah at her home, where she confesses to her the events of the sexual assault following the bar encounter. Her story begins to leak around town, namely with the factory coworkers.  Aisleen, Brian, and Sarah are summoned to court, where Aisleen testifies once more that she was home with Brian during the incident. The court throws out the case due to lack of physical evidence, much to the dismay of Sarah. When Sarah returns back to the processing plant, she is let go due to her repeated absences. On her way out she alludes to Aisleen being the cause of Francie’s missing oysters, and Aisleen is sent home. At work, the coworkers begin to avoid Aisleen, while in the village, Sarah is ostracized by the men.  

As Aisleen becomes haunted by the guilt from her actions, Paddy suddenly dies in his sleep.  At the wake, Sarah makes an appearance and spits at Brian. Aisleen intercepts Brian from retaliating. During the reception, an unaffected Brian is seen flirting with a younger girl Emma and Aisleen steps in. Brian loses his temper, and a physical scuffle ensues between him and Con.  

Following their fight, Brian sets out to the family’s oyster plots accompanied with Aisleen, who finally confronts him about his assault against Sarah. Brian dismisses her. Noticing the rising tide, Aisleen returns back to the boat while the waves quickly overwhelm Brian, who drowns.

Afterwards, Aisleen tells Sarah to stay in the village. Sarah decides that there is too much negative history plaguing her in the town, and drives off ready to start a new life.  

Cast

• Emily Watson as Aileen O'Hara
• Paul Mescal as Brian O'Hara
• Aisling Franciosi as Sarah Murphy
• Declan Conlon as Con O'Hara
• Toni O'Rourke as Erin O'Hara
• Marion O'Dwyer as Marry Fitz
• Brendan McCormack as Francie D'Arcey
• Lalor Roddy as Paddy O'Hara
• Isabelle Connolly as Emma Daly

Production

God's Creatures was announced on May 22, 2019, when it was reported that Saela Davis and Anna Rose Holmer would direct a then-untitled Gothic film produced by Fodhla Cronin O'Reilly.[2] In June 2020, it was announced that BBC Film, Screen Ireland, and the Western Region Audiovisual Producer's Fund (WRAP) would finance the project.[3] In May 2021, Emily Watson and Paul Mescal joined the cast. Crew members included production designer Inbal Weinberg, cinematographer Chayse Irvin, and editor Julia Bloch.[4]

Release

The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on 19 May 2022.[5] It was released in the United States in theaters and on demand on 30 September 2022.[6]

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 92% of 71 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Painfully raw yet rewarding, God's Creatures explores the limits of a mother's love with an outstanding Emily Watson leading the way"[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 71 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[8]

Screen Rant gave it a 4-star rating. The header summary stated: "God's Creatures is an unnerving rural gothic tale with two quietly fierce performances that make the film's slow burn to its climax worth the wait."[9]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
British Independent Film Awards	4 December 2022	Best Lead Performance	Emily Watson	Pending	[10]
		Best Supporting Performance	Paul Mescal	Pending
			Aisling Franciosi	Pending
		Best Original Music	Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans	Pending
		Best Debut Screenwriter	Shane Crowley	Pending

References

External links

• God's Creatures at IMDb 

На других языках

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[de] God’s Creatures

God’s Creatures ist ein Filmdrama von Anna Rose Holmer und Saela Davis, das im Mai 2022 bei den Internationalen Filmfestspielen in Cannes seine Premiere feierte und Ende September 2022 in die US-Kinos kam.

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- [en] God's Creatures (film)

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