BEYOND THE FIRE
Winner of BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE at GSFF 2010
Winner of BEST UK FEATURE at LIFF 2009
Official Selection Belfast film Festival 2009
The Sunday Mirror’s Must See Film
“Startling originality….Murphy has a sensitive directorial touch…refreshing to see an unhistrionic look at sexual abuse in the priesthood.”
Steve O Brien Filmstar Magazine ****
“Heartfelt, its unironic belief in the power of love is attractive.”
Pete Bradshaw The Guardian
“Confirms the good impression Murphy made with Silent Grace..the performances of Williams and Seymour seep raw emotion.”
David Parkinson Empire
“Two Bright sparks at the ICA...Beyond The Fire and The Disappeared are two excellent British films at the ICA…Williams and Seymour play well together.”
Derek Malcolm London Evening Standard
“Unsettling but brilliant drama” ****
Belfast Telegraph
“Very romantic, authentic and intense, tender and touching, a great feel for people and a great feel for places…fantastically told.”
Robert Elms BBC Radio London
“Moving Award Winner”
Little White Lies
“Beautiful, profound, thought provoking …the tenderness between the two leads is palpable”
Murrough O Brien The Newstatesman
“In this small British feature, writer/director Maeve Murphy displays a sure feel for the look and atmosphere of a scene…tempestuous”
Edward Porter The Sunday Times
“Cara Seymour is the stand out star of the film…to say Beyond The Fire is provocative is an understatement.”
Indie London
“Beyond the Fire shares some of Onces charming freewheeling DNA” Tara Brady
Hot Press
“Scot Williams is the pick of a small cast….thought provoking take on a difficult subject”
Screen jabber.
“ With Irish Society coming to terms with the Ryan Report, the release of Maeve Murphys award winning Beyond The Fire is timely”
Irish News
“A unique film dealing with profoundly troubling issues”
William Crawley Presenter Sunday Sequence BBC Radio Ulster