Graveyard Clay

Adaptation of Máirtín Ó Cadhain’s classic Irish language novel “Cré na Cille” (Graveyard Clay). This is a story about an obsessive hatred that started as a case of jealous rivalry between two young sisters, resulting in a broken heart as Nell got the upper hand on her sister, Caitríona, stealing away from her the man with whom she was in love. Caitríona never forgave her sister, nor would she forgive her as long as she lived, or indeed after that. The hate she has for her sister has consumed her to the extent that it guides her every step, in this world, and in the next. The film opens with the death Caitríona and her journey to the other side. Caitríona finds herself amongst the soul of the dead in the local graveyard, old friends and old enemies. They gossip and discuss the lives of the living. After the bitter disappointments of life she eagerly awaits to hear news of her sister Nell’s death so she can recommence the battle once more.