Rewind Arrives in Cinemas Nationwide

Rewind, a new Irish feature film, opens in cinemas across Ireland on Friday, March 25th.

The feature sees actress Amy Huberman’s IFTA winning performance as Karen, a recovering addict, who has forged a new life for herself in a rural town with her husband Brendan, played by Owen McDonnell (Single Handed) and young daughter. However, an old boyfriend of Karen’s (played by Allen Leech - Downton Abbey), arrives in town out of the blue, bringing with him memories of Karen’s shady past, invading and shattering her new idyllic life.

Fearful that Karl will jeopardise her family by revealing details about her past, Karen reluctantly agrees to take a trip with him to meet another old acquaintance who Karl claims has evidence that could compromise them both. Nothing is as it seems, but the past will be buried one way or another.

“We worked so hard on it, it was a labour of love for all of us.
PJ, you’re fantastic!”
Amy Huberman, in her IFTA acceptance speech, February 2011

		Amy Huberman's IFTA 2011 Acceptance Speech in full - get clip
		Amy Huberman interviewed backstage during the 2011 IFTA ceremony - get clip

Rewind marks director PJ Dillon’s first foray into feature film directing. The filmmaker is no stranger to IFTA wins having scooped two over the years for his cinematography work, namely for The Runway at this year’s ceremony and 32A (2004). PJ was also nominated in previous years for his cinematography work on Kings (2007) and Timbuktu (2004) and his short An Ranger received a Best Short Film nomination in 2008.

Rewind is one of three films that came about as a result of the Irish Film Board’s Catalyst initiative where a maximum budget of €275,000 was awarded to each project.

IFTN

Read an interview with PJ Dillon where the director talks about the "enormously challenging" task of shooting a Catalyst project funded feature - read it here

“Because I know PJ so well, he just came to me and said 'Look, I know you're a bit weird!'"
Lead actor Allen Leech jokes about PJ Dillon offering him the role of Karl, April 2011

Allen Leech plays the part of Karen’s unhinged former boyfriend, Karl in Rewind. The Dubliner has been nominated in three different IFTA categories over the years; 2003 saw him shortlisted in the category of Best New Talent for his role in Cowboys and Angels whilst in 2004 he was nominated for Best Actor in Television for Love is the Drug. Finally his role in Legend earned him an IFTA nomination in the Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Television group. He talks about Rewind in an interview with IFTN - read it here

RTE TEN

“Rewind has set the bar high for the future efforts of both director and lead actress: we await their upcoming projects with interest.”
Review Michael Doherty RTÉ TEN

RTÉ Entertainment Editor Michael Doherty's review of Rewind - read it here

MORE ON REWIND

Offlicial Trailer - get clip