Wren Boys

20171611 min7.0/10

The day after Christmas, a Catholic priest takes his nephew to prison to visit a battle-worn inmate.

In his sermon on St. Stephen’s Day, a priest recalls the now-outdated wren hunting tradition. Boys on the cusp of manhood would be sent out to kill a wren and, later, the parish would gather for the burial of the bird. The tradition symbolized the burial of the past: promising a fresh start in the new year. It was a cruel tradition, Father Conor concludes, and he does not legitimize cruelty. Later that day, Conor drives his nephew to prison to visit a battle-worn inmate. Their visit is one born of a new 21st Century Ireland, which casts a critical eye on tradition. Within the prison walls, progress operates at a different pace and it runs alongside the threat of violence.

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Genres:Drama

Director:Harry Lighton

Cast:Lalor Roddy, Diarmuid Noyes, Fionn Walton, Billy Clark

Production Country:United Kingdom

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Added to Disney+:September 7, 2022