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FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION

IFTA AWARDS 2027

THE BODY IS WATER

Wanting desperately to disappear, a grieving man journeys to a small village on the West coast of Ireland where he finds an eccentric young woman and her curious dog will let him do anything but that.

Writer/Director: Vicky Wight
Cast: Isiah Whitlock Jr. , Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Stephen Rea, Aidan Quinn, Eva Birthistle, Allen Leech, Fionnula Flanagan, Maria Doyle Kennedy & Bronagh Gallagher.





    CAST - IN CONSIDERATION

  • thebodyiswater Saoirse-Monica Jackson as Lou
    (Lead Actress Film)

  • thebodyiswater Eva Birthistle as Ruth
    (Supporting Actress Film)

  • thebodyiswater Allen Leech as Brendan
    (Supporting Actor Film)




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