Docs Ireland: A Want in Her + Q&A

BBFC Ratingf-rated FilmDocs Ireland: A Want in Her + Q&A

Showing: 29 June 2025

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Sun 29 Jun 2025

CertificateNot Rated
Year2024
GenreDocumentary
Director(s)Myrid Carten
Writer(s)Myrid Carten
LanguageEnglish, Gaelic
CountryIreland, UK, Netherlands
Running Time1HR 20MINS
Extra InfoPartially subtitled in English, Recommended 18+
Season Docs Ireland 2025

When her mother goes missing somewhere in Ireland, artist Myrid Carten returns from London to find her.

Her search takes her into a feuding family, a contested house; and a history that threatens to take everyone down, including herself. A Want in Her is an immersive, first-person account of the cost of love, and how difficult it can be to escape.

One of the biggest Irish films of the year, A Want in Her is Myrid’s debut feature, but the filmmaker’s maturity and sophistication are evident from the very start.

Director Myrid Carten will take part in a Q&A after the film.

“Raw, searing... a daughter’s shattering testament to her mother’s absence, presence and endurance... passages of cathartic beauty, grace and even humor.” Variety

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