The Outcasts was proposed for our Halloween programme by our member Jane Townsend who writes that although the film is 'not exactly horror, it is weird and spooky and rich in Irish mythology.'
This eerie folklorish tale is set in 19th‑century Ireland amid an isolated rural community where poverty and superstition are rife. Maura (Mary Ryan), an introverted farm girl suspected of witchcraft, discovers a mystical world of the imagination through ‘a wild, ungodly man’ – the mysterious wanderer Scarf Michael (Mick Lally). Director Robert Wynne-Simmons combines horror, earthy drama, dreamlike fantasy and tragedy to produce this intelligent and visually stunning directorial debut.
With thanks to Robert Wynne-Simmons for facilitating these screenings.
