Directed by a duo who worked on hit crime drama Kin, the film has a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Rose Plays Julie, the excellent 2019 Irish thriller drama movie, is available to stream on Prime Video.
Written and directed by Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor (Baltimore, Kin), the film centres on a university student named Rose (Ann Skelly, The Nevers) who was adopted as a young child and is now seeking out her biological parents.
However, after tracking down her birth mother (Orla Brady, Star Trek: Picard), Rose discovers disturbing information relating to her biological father (Aidan Gillen, Kin).
Holding an impressive 95% score on Rotten Tomatoes – Rose Plays Julie’s darkly compelling story, incredible performances and dread-inducing atmosphere should be seen by a wider audience.
You can read a sample of some of the glowing reviews for the Irish movie below:
Empire Magazine: “Rose Plays Julie is impactful and unsettling, heightened by slippery performances and enigmatic visual construction.”
The Guardian: “It is a really powerful film and Brady’s final dialogue scene exerts a lethal grip.”
Little White Lies: “Every decision and every moment is loaded with complex ethical dilemmas and difficult questions about how we go about laying our personal demons to rest.”
Times (UK): “An arthouse character portrait segues into a moody revenge thriller in this stylish Irish tale about confronting the crimes of the past.”
Variety: “Beneath the eerily calm surfaces of Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor’s terrific Rose Plays Julie, a transgressive story bides its time.”
Where to Watch
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Rose Plays Julie is streaming in the UK and Ireland on Prime Video.
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