The Gift: Dark thoughts in beautiful surroundings
Against the backdrop of Killarney’s scenic beauty, it’s all the more poignant to watch the grief-laden unravelling of a widower haunted by memories of his wife as he contemplates ending his life in The Gift, the first feature-length film by Cork director Damian O’Callaghan.
The film tackles the twin tragedies of a losing a loved one to cancer and of suicidal ideation through the eyes of protagonist Seán, played by Alan Devine, who is familiar to Irish audiences from roles in Fair City and Veronica Guerin, in which he played gangland figure Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch.
