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Helpless Creature (The)

Country: Ireland, Language: Irish, 24 mins

Original Title

An Créatúr
  • Director: Peter Foott
  • Producer: Cormac Fox; Daniel McCrea

CGiii Comment

What an imagination...

The sountrack amplifies the emotion.

Thought-provoking...definitely, not in a comfortable way.


Watch (and learn)...

An Créatúr (The Helpless Creature) 2007 from Peter Han on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

Uniquely spanning 15 years in as many scenes, "An Créatúr" ("The Helpless Creature") tells the story of a young boy and a moment which changes his life forever.

Cast & Characters

Robert Sheehan as Conor Buckley;
Lesley Conroy as Aoife Buckley;
Brendan McDonald as Padraig Buckley;
Kevin O'Dwyer as Diarmuid;
Johnny Ward as Diarmuid;
Dillon Potter as Diarmuid;
Daniel Hendricken as Diarmuid;
Gerard Wrenn as Duine ag caitheamh ar Cheibh 1;
Sam Ford as Duine ag caitheamh ar Cheibh 2;
Aoileann Ni Chonchubhair as Altra & Bean Chabhrach