''A Nightingale Falling'' is a 2014 Irish film set during the
Irish War of Independence
The Irish War of Independence (), also known as the Anglo-Irish War, was a guerrilla war fought in Ireland from 1919 to 1921 between the Irish Republican Army (1919–1922), Irish Republican Army (IRA, the army of the Irish Republic) and Unite ...
based on the 2012 novel by
PJ Curtis. Directed by Garret Daly and Martina McGlynn, and written by Daly, the film stars Tara Breathnach, Muireann Bird and Gerard McCarthy. The story concerns two sisters who care for a wounded soldier. The film was released in Irish cinemas in September 2014, and received its Irish television premiere on
UTV Ireland
Virgin Media Three, also called Virgin Three, is an Irish free-to-air television channel owned by Virgin Media Television.
The channel was first launched by Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media on 1 January 2015 as UTV Ireland; it primari ...
on Easter Sunday, 5 April 2015.
Cast
* Tara Breathnach as May Collingwood
* Muireann Bird as Tilly Collingwood
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Gerard McCarthy
Gerard McCarthy (born 31 March 1981) is an actor from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Biography
McCarthy was born in Belfast and attended St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School, Belfast, St. Mary's Christian Brothers' Grammar School. They ca ...
as Captain Shearing
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Brian Fortune
Brian Fortune is an Irish actor.
Career
He is best known for his role as Othell Yarwyck in the HBO series ''Game of Thrones''.
He has appeared in numerous Irish television and film projects, including '' Wrath of the Crows'' (2013) and '' A ...
as Tom Nolan
* Elliot Moriarty as Jackie Nolan
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Andy Kellegher as Black & Tan
References
External links
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2014 films
Irish drama films
Irish War of Independence films
2010s English-language films
2010s Irish films
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