The Dig (2018 film)

The Dig
Official theatrical poster
Directed by	Andy Tohill Ryan Tohill
Written by	Stuart Drennan
Produced by	Brian J. Falconer Louise Gallagher
Starring	Moe Dunford Francis Magee Emily Taaffe Lorcan Cranitch Katherine Devlin
Cinematography	Angus Mitchell
Edited by	Helen Sheridan
Music by	James Everett
Production companies	Out of Orbit Wolfhound Media
Distributed by	Element
Release date	21 April 2018 (2018-04-21) (Belfast Film Festival)
Running time	97 minutes
Countries	Ireland United Kingdom
Language	English
Box office	$23,839

The Dig is a 2018 Irish film directed by Andy Tohill and Ryan Tohill, from a screenplay by Stuart Drennan.^[1] The film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and was produced by Brian J Falconer for northern Irish firm Out of Orbit.^[2]

Plot[]

A father (Lorcan Cranitch as Sean McKenna) becomes obsessed with finding the body of his murdered daughter Naimh. The murderer Ronan Callahan (Moe Dunford) is released from jail after serving a 15-year sentence. At first he wants Sean off his land, but decides to help dig for Naimh's missing body in the bog. He pours the old alcohol in his house down the drain but eventually drinks shots in a pub, hoping to remember the act of murder and where he buried the girl. He develops a relationship with the victim's sister Roberta (Emily Taaffe), and it is revealed that his father had abused his mother, who died when he was 14. Ronan and Sean vow to not stop digging. Ronan eventually remembers a detail that proves he is not the murderer.^[3]

Accolades[]

Cast[]

• Moe Dunford as Ronan Callahan
• Francis Magee as Murphy
• Emily Taaffe as Roberta McKenna
• Lorcan Cranitch as Sean McKenna
• Katherine Devlin as Siobhan

References[]

External links[]

• The Dig at IMDb
• The Dig at Rotten Tomatoes

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