This week in Leipzig, the film releases of the next few months will be presented to German cinema professionals at AG Kino‘s annual film art fair. UCM.ONE Filmverleih will present the Irish film “Holy Island” by director Robert Manson on Tuesday and Wednesday. Manson’s debut film “Lost in the Living” from 2015 was released by “Darling Berlin“.
“Holy Island” tells the story of two lost souls, Rosa and David, who are trapped in purgatory in the form of a run-down port city. They meet while waiting for a boat to leave the island; both long to return home. Together they must walk through an unusual labyrinth and reconstruct their past lives through shared conversations and memories. In the end, only one of them can be saved. The other must fall.
The German theatrical release of “Holy Island” will be announced after the Film Art Fair.
Holy Island
Director: Robert Manson
Length: 86 min.
Starring: Jeanne Nicole Ní Áinle (Rosa) – Conor Madden (David) – Dermot Murphy (young David) – Mark Doherty (Les) – Maria Oxley Boardman (Carly)
Editing: David Byrne
Music: James Latimer
Screenings for professional audiences at the Film Art Fair in Leipzig:
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 12.45 p.m. Schauburg
Wednesday, 20 September 2923, 7.30 p.m. Passage Kino
More information about the film label: Artkeim²
