Aoife Ni Bhraoin returns home to help her father Breandán ‘The Bear’ Ó Braoin recover from a heart attack. They are distant but day-to-day, they get along just fine. But as we dig a little deeper, we find that there is so much that has been left unsaid. Aoife has never grieved properly for her mother who died when she was only sixteen. Over this summer she gets pulled back into the competitive world of rowing in Naomhóg boats traditional to the area. She lets herself become close to the three women in her crew but as the big race approaches Aoife feels an unbearable strain, years of suppressed grief and sadness, that could seriously wreck their chances of success.
Tarrac has warmth and a sense of place. An intimate character study of a woman who through a sporting passion finally manages acceptance and love. Laced with humour, heartbreak and exciting action set against the stunning landscapes and seas of the Kerry Gaelteacht, Tarrac is about daring to care again and learning the power of forgiveness
Event/ The screening in October was followed by a discussion in both Irish and English with writer Eugene O’Brien and actor Cillian Ó Gairbhí, chaired by Sorcha Ní Fhlainn, Senior Lecturer in Film Studies & American Studies at the University of Manchester.
Supported by the Government of Ireland. Programmed in partnership with Manchester’s Irish language group.
Filleann Aoife ar a baile dúchais chun cuidiú lena hathair i ndiaidh taoma croí. Réitíonn siad go breá, ach tá nithe pianmhara le plé acu mar gheall ar bhás a Máthar. Le linn an tsamhraidh, mealltar isteach í i saol iomaíoch na rámhaíochta Naomhóige. Leis an rás mór ag teannadh leo, braitheann Aoife brú damanta ón mbrón srianta atá inti le blianta, agus tá an baol ann go mbeidh sé mar chonstaic mhór rompu sa rás.
Le linn an tsamhraidh seo, mealltar isteach an athuair í i saol iomaíoch na rámhaíochta Naomhóige (bád traidisiúnta an cheantair). Diaidh ar ndiaidh, éiríonn Aoife agus an triúr ban eile sa chriú mór le chéile, ach leis an rás mór ag teannadh leo, braitheann Aoife brú damanta ón mbrón srianta atá inti le blianta, agus tá an baol ann go mbeidh sé mar chonstaic mhór rompu sa rás.
Is dlúth-staidéar carachtair agus dráma spreagúil spóirt é Tarrac, a bhfuil tírdhreacha agus farraigí niamhracha Ghaeltacht Chiarraí mar chúlbrat beo aige.
