Stella Days (2011)

Stella Days: Directed by Thaddeus O’Sullivan. With Barbara Adair, Sarah Ahearne, Brendan Conroy, Sheila Cox. A small town cinema in rural Ireland becomes the setting for a dramatic struggle between faith and passion, Rome and Hollywood and a man and his conscience.

“I took my Mum to see this film, never imagining I would enjoy it as much as I did. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMartin Sheen is commendable as the world weary Fr. Daniel Barry – a man living with the legacy of a vocation thrust upon him as a young boy by ambitious parents. The film offers a snapshot of life in claustrophobic, rural 1950u0026#39;s Ireland, with overlaying themes of longing, control and unfulfilled desires – set against the backdrop of an oppressive status quo. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRecommended – but donu0026#39;t expect to emerge from the cinema bellowing with laughter.”