The payoff is intense.

Rogerebert.com by Sheila O'Malley

This film is very touching, and is a rare glimpse into a forgotten world. It’s beautiful and enriching to watch, and it’s a rare gem.

Staten Islander by Hannah Moller

meditative portrait of traditional, rural life in a changing Ireland.

Boston Globe by James Sullivan

The Film's Beauty Transcends Its Plot & Characters

Screen Rant by Nick Bythrow

A heartwarming, life-affirming, gossamer-delicate creation that will reset your citified heart, That They May Face the Rising Sun says a lot but says it quietly.

Movieweb by Mark Keizer

gloriously engrossing, and it garners 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Digital Journal by Markos Papadatos

But like many good historical films, it’s perhaps more about the present – or even an imagined future... the focus is on the power of a local community.

Catholic Herald Fr Dominic White

beautifully realised and quietly beguiling

Screen Daily Allan Hunter

This is a remarkably calming film, removed from the fast-pace of urban life and deeply connected to both the land and the past.

Shadows on the Wall by Rich Cline

here’s a film that unwraps its mysteries slowly, revealing under its quiet surface the human condition writ delicate but deep.

Financial Times ★★★★★ - 5 star review

Using subtle visual motifs to elucidate the film’s themes, he takes an unhurried approach to his characters’ lives, trusting the audience to understand they’re rich enough and colourful enough to forgo the need for melodramatic embellishment.

The Scotsman ★★★★ - 4 star review

subtle and dignified performances across the board

The Guardian ★★★ - 3 star review

The rain comes down, the sun shines, grass grows, children grow old and die. That’s the holy all of it” – and Collins brings the curious, attentive eye of the documentarian to capturing these moments, making That They May Face the Rising Sun a quietly captivating experience.

Sight and Sound Philip Concannon

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