Cork director takes the quiet approach to adapting John McGahern's last novel 

For Drimoleague filmmaker Pat Collins, the adaptation of That They May Face the Rising Sun was very much a labour of love, writes Esther McCarthy 

Barry Ward and Anna Bederke with other cast members in a scene from That They May Face The Rising Sun.

John McGahern’s much-loved final novel is brought to the big screen by Pat Collins in That They May Face the Rising Sun, the tale of everyday life among a small Irish community.

In many ways, the West Cork filmmaker is the perfect candidate to adapt McGahern’s graceful, contemplative novel, portraying a period in the life of a rural lakeside community.