Wildfire

With all that's out there... I think there's better ways to spend your time. It's a slow downer. The acting is not bad... but just not enough time for character and story building for one to truly understand and to care. The makings are there for a mini series.

Two amazing performances from the female leads are the standout in this sombre often jarring movie. The first character is Lauren, who lives on the Northern Irish border with her husband living a seemingly quiet uneventful life and her traumatised sister Kelly who returns home after being missing for a year. Their troubled, strained reunion brings back the painful memories of their mother who killed herself following her husband's death in a terrorist bomb. Kelly's homecoming and increasingly erratic behaviour cause huge upheaval in Laurens life firstly with her husband, and the men responsible for her father's death to the point that the Wildfire the movie is named for starts to take them over. A poignant and heartfelt movie about grief and trauma and those who struggle to deal with it. 7/10.

A brilliant film by Cathy Brady a director to watch out for in the future. Its a great film about trauma that is never talked about .Actors are superb. It should have won more awards. We need more films like this .. After the film my friends and I had a great discussion how it mirrors our life and it gave us an opportunity to talk about our own experiences. Sandy Liverpool to tal.

My first viewing experience of Nika McGuigan on screen and eventually finding out this was her last touched me. A poignant and delicate story about a unearthed sibling relationship and personal conflicts is given substantial emphasis by the attentive and beautiful direction. Well done to Cathy Brady and the whole team for this intricate wonder, and rest in peace Nika...