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The Quiet Girl
2022
· Movie
· 95 min
A
MEANRANK
85/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #125
- IMDb #779
- Google retired #171
- Metacritic #194
- Letterboxd #396
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #179
+5 more
- Metacritic Critics #222
- Metacritic Audience #355
- Kinopoisk #1526
- AlloCiné #480
- Trakt #692
Every rating
74–97
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Kinopoisk on 74, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 97.
See the most agreed on films →A neglected nine-year-old girl from a large, struggling family is sent to live with distant relatives for the summer. In their quiet, caring farmhouse, she experiences affection and stability for the first time. The woman she stays with offers her a glimpse of a different, gentler life, allowing the girl to slowly emerge from her shell. The story is a delicate exploration of the healing power of quiet love and the unspoken understanding between them.
Details
- Director
- Colm Bairéad
- Writer
- Colm Bairéad
- Studio
- Inscéal, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, TG4
- Released
- 12 May 2022
- Country
- Ireland
- Language
- Irish
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Awards
- 18 wins, 15 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 33 →2 major awards won · 18 wins from 33 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| Berlin International Film Festival 2022 | Special Mention from Children’s Jury | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
| Berlin International Film Festival 2022 | The Grand Prix of the International Jury in Generation Kplus | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
| Academy Awards 2023 | Best International Feature Film | Ireland | Nominee |
| Belgian Film Critics Association 2024 | Grand Prix | The Quiet Girl | Winner |
| American Society of Cinematographers Awards 2023 | Spotlight Award | Kate McCullough | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2023 | Best Film Not in the English Language | The Quiet Girl | Nominee |
| British Academy Film Awards 2023 | Best Adapted Screenplay | Colm Bairéad | Nominee |
| Golden Reel Awards 2023 | Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature | Steve Fanagan, Louise Burton, Caoimhe Doyle | Nominee |
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Berlin International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Special Mention from Children’s Jury | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
| The Grand Prix of the International Jury in Generation Kplus | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
Academy Awards
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | Ireland | Nominee |
IFTA Film & Drama Awards
11 nominations, 8 won
| Best Cinematography | Kate McCullough | Winner |
| Best Director - Film | Colm Bairéad | Winner |
| Best Editing | John Murphy | Winner |
| Best Film | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
| Best Lead Actress - Film | Catherine Clinch | Winner |
| Best Original Music | Stephen Rennicks | Winner |
| Best Production Design | Emma Lowney | Winner |
| Screen Ireland Rising Star Award | Colm Bairéad | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Louise Stanton | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Steve Fanagan, John "Bob" Brennan, Brendan Rehill | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress - Film | Carrie Crowley | Nominee |
Dublin International Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Aer Lingus Discovery Award | Colm Bairéad | Winner |
| Audience Award | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
| Best Irish Film | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
Valladolid International Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
| Silver Spike | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
London Film Critics' Circle
4 nominations, 1 won
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
| Breakthrough British/Irish Filmmaker of the Year | Colm Bairéad | Nominee |
| British/Irish Film of the Year | An Cailín Ciúin | Nominee |
| Young British/Irish Performer of the Year | Catherine Clinch | Nominee |
Taipei Film Festival
2 nominations, 1 won
| Audience Choice Award | An Cailín Ciúin | Winner |
| International New Talent Competition - Grand Prize | An Cailín Ciúin | Nominee |
Belgian Film Critics Association
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prix | The Quiet Girl | Winner |
British Academy Film Awards
2 nominations
| Best Adapted Screenplay | Colm Bairéad | Nominee |
| Best Film Not in the English Language | The Quiet Girl | Nominee |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination
| Spotlight Award | Kate McCullough | Nominee |
Golden Reel Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Editing – Foreign Language Feature | Steve Fanagan, Louise Burton, Caoimhe Doyle | Nominee |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best International Feature Film | An Cailín Ciúin | Nominee |
Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Motion Picture – International | An Cailín Ciúin | Nominee |
Sydney Film Festival
1 nomination
| Best Film | An Cailín Ciúin | Nominee |