The Outcasts
Thu, 29 Oct
|The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre
The plot is based on Irish mythology and history and is set before the Great Famine of 1845 to 1852. Influences include The Book of Thel by William Blake, and poetry by W. B. Yeats.
Time & Location
29 Oct 2026, 20:00 – 22:00
The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre, The Séamus Ennis Arts Centre
About the event
The plot is based on Irish mythology and history and is set before the Great Famine of 1845 to 1852. Influences include The Book of Thel by William Blake, and poetry by W. B. Yeats.
The Outcasts, set in pre-famine Ireland when poverty and magic were rife, sees a young girl (Mary Ryan) discover a magical world of the imagination through ‘a wild, ungodly man’ (Mick Lally). When she is accused of witchcraft she uses her own supernatural powers for protection. Robert Wynne-Simmons combines horror, comedy and tragedy to produce this intelligent and visually stunning directorial debut. A 2k restoration by the IFI Irish Film Archive for IFI’s Digital Restoration Project funded by Screen Ireland/Fís Éireann with further support from Association des Cinémathèques Européennes (ACE) and EU Creative Europe MEDIA programme.
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