Hecuba by Marina Carr is coming to a selected cinemas this autumn.
Filmed live in Project Arts Centre, Hecuba is a cinematic version of Rough Magic’s critically acclaimed theatre production (a sell-out hit from the 2019 Dublin Theatre Festival). Hecuba is passionate reimagining of the aftermath of the Trojan War, directed by Lynne Parker, edited by Tony Cranstoun, with with director of photography Colm Hogan.
Showing in cinemas nationwide from 15th September 2022. List of participating cinemas here:
www.roughmagic.ie/news/hecuba...
Surrounded by the devastation of her city, her husband slain, Hecuba waits in the throne room for the conqueror Agamemnon. She and her daughters now face a future beyond their control, in a history written by the victors. An extraordinary ensemble cast (led by Aislín McGuckin, Brian Doherty and Owen Roe) offer a series of intense, dangerous, personal encounters and impossible choices in this visceral depiction of the effect of war and its cost to the individual.
IFCO rated 15A #HecubaTheFilm
Supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.
Trailer by Aileen Power