Ann (film)

Ann is a 2022 Irish drama film written and directed by Ciaran Creagh and starring Zara Devlin as Ann Lovett. It is a dramatization of Lovett's last day of her life.

Cast

 * Zara Devlin as Ann
 * Eileen Walsh as Patricia Sr
 * Ian Beattie as Diarmuid
 * Senna O’Hara as Patricia Jr
 * Joe Mullins as Maguire
 * Darragh Gilhooly as Ricky
 * Molly Mew as Brenda
 * Frank O’Sullivan as Retired Guard
 * Sean T. O’Meallaigh as The Doctor
 * Philip Judge as The Priest

Production
The film was shot in Boyle, County Roscommon during the summer of 2021.

Release
The film premiered at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival in November 2022. Then the film was released by Omniplex Cinemas in Longford and Roscommon on April 28, 2023.

Reception
Declan Burke of the Irish Examiner awarded the film four stars out of five. Donald Clarke of The Irish Times awarded the film three stars out of five.

Amber Wilkinson of Screen Daily gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Devlin has very little dialogue but conveys Ann’s sense of fear and isolation through body language."

Nominations
At the 19th Irish Film & Television Awards, Devlin and Walsh were nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress respectively for their performances in the film.