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Grey mother the long dark7/31/2023 If you didn’t know Branagh was Irish, join the queue: he left the country aged nine and moved to Reading, England, thus avoiding the worst of the Troubles. The cinematic reverie is whimsical, almost glamorous compared to many other films made about this era in Irish history shot in rich black and white, Branagh’s megawatt, emotive storytelling skills are switched to full power here, letting us consider this period of history from a fresh, very personal perspective. The film’s story begins on 15 August 1969, weeks after the moon landing and the very day the Irish capital’s riots reached Branagh’s terrace house.
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