Grainne Uaile- The Movie

“Grainne Uaile-The movie”, is an epic historical adventure based on the real life of 16^th Centurey Irish Pirate queen, Grainne Uaile. It is a savage, brutal and gritty film exploring the life of this extraordinary women, who made a huge impact in the ‘16^th century man’s world’ and also left a large imprint in Irish and world wide history, her name became infamous, and her life the stuff of legends.

We knew early on that we wanted to make a very historically accurate picture, and also to combine a super natural element. In the movie, Grainne (played by actress and artist Fin Collins) is trained by the legendry Blind Taigh, who had the ability to look into the land of the dead. We also worked closely with historian and armourer, Dave Swift (Claiomhe) who has created an array of completely authentic costumes and armour. In this movie all the chain mail, armour, swords and daggers and costumes you see are totally authentic and are exactly how they would have been in the time.

Here is a link to the facebook page where you can see some stills

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Grainne-Uaile-the-movie/539840459372629 

Grainne Uaile- The Movie on IMDB: 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2766800/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

The all Irish cast include Fionnuala Collins, Ciaron Davies, Dave Swift, Marcus Seoighe, Mark Davis, Peter Cosgrove and Robert Macdomhnail. 

Written and Directed by: Ciaron Davies

Often violent, intense, with moments of dark comedy, Grainne Uaile has the look of a ‘moving Caravaggio painting’. The fighting is closer then any other film you will see, fast paced and fierce. We wanted to create battle sequences where the audience feels involved. Grainne, her self is presented as a very strong women, fiercer then the men around her, played beautifully by Fionnuala Collins, who exudes a mixture of charisma, style and intensity.