The Dig

Starts out bleakley and gers better and better. really great acting from the 4 lead actors. I did kinda guess the ending but still great and shocking. give it a watch.

It's been a long time since I sat and watched a movie that made me wait while I became attached to characters. The amount of silence in this film is a fantastic digression from all the noise of late. What this movie was able to do with essentially four characters and one location is in itself a 10 star achievement. A simple story well told with powerful characters and great shots makes this one of my favorite things I've seen all year. I'm sure I'll be talking about this one for awhile.

I was pleasantly surprised with this movie. It is well made with great acting and story. This film deserves more than 6 stars. It's definitely going into my collection.

I don't know why I like these types of films but I do. Three characters punishing themselves for different reasons and always feeling like they have some sin to pay for. The acting, the script and Ireland itself that are shown here are all excellent. And it's tough to know how to make amends other than keep punishing yourself forever. I wish the movie ended differently but the way it ended it's not bad either. Thanks for the actors for dialing down the irish a little bit so the rest of us can understand a little more. Anyway, great movie, don't know why it's only 6.5 now...

I was enjoying this movie immensely, it's gritty and powerful which kept me watching with interest. Sadly it's all let down by the ridiculous ending. I don't know why there is the need to shock viewers with something so out of the box and far-fetched. For a film which is extremely real it doesn't even make sense, anyone with any detection skills will be left scratching their heads.

As others have mentioned, you can see where the plot was heading but still, well acted, well shot and the director captured the bleakness of the situation. I"ve enjoyed a lot more bigger films, with big names, a lot less than this one. A great little gem if you ask me.

The Dig: This film deserves to be seen as Folk Horror due to how a Fairy Tree in a circle of stones influence the progression of its narrative. Ronan (Moe Dunford) returns to a dilapidated farmhouse which is adjacent to bogland. A man is digging on the bog, sections staked out with flags. Seán (Lorcan Cranitch) is searching for his lost daughter, Ronan recently released from prison was convicted of her murder. At first the two clash violently but Ronan joins in the dig as he has no memory of the night of the murder due to being drunk. Seán's daughter Roberta (Emily Taafe) also reluctantly accepts Ronan's presence, they had once been friends and perhaps more. But the relationship between the three is an ongoing rollercoaster of emotions. There is also violence from locals and the local police chief Murphy (Francis Magee). This film seems to be set in the border counties of Ireland, yet it is a not-Ireland, neither North or South. Murphy, heavily bearded, always in rough plain clothes, a pistol at his hip, is more like a Sheriff. Maintaining the law with his boots, fists and a gun when necessary. A Beckettian Bog Western where the participants wallow in the mud searching for something which might not even be there. Seán makes a drink with berries picked from the Fairy Tree in the belief that it will restore his memory. Ronan accepts the elixir, sharing Seán's faith in the old ways. The Fairy Trr and the surrounding land is very much hallowed ground in this peasant society. Dark secrets in many senses are uncovered as the film progresses. Directors: Andy and Ryan Tohill, working from a screenplay by Stuart Drennan have delivered a dark gem, The Field for the 21st Century. 8.5/10.

Great drama. great low budget. I am very impressed by this first film from those directors. i hope they have another great next one. it is tempting to criticize the tempo of film but it deserve to be slow and linger well for this type of drama. RECOMMENDED.

Slow burning tale beautifully shot, you are kept transfixed throughout.

If u feel depressed or need something to cheer u up.. Dont watch this!!!! Not a good story and not a good ending and not enjoyable at all unless u r a woman who wants to cry for some reason or another