The Sparrow: New West Cork-set film takes flight with tale of a deadly secret
Éanna Hardwicke and Ollie West in The Sparrow, a film set in West Cork.
Following the success of Bodkin and the latest series of The Young Offenders, Cork is again ready for its close-up in a new Irish drama. Released in cinemas this weekend, The Sparrow centres on a teenager who is grappling with guilt over a deadly secret.
The movie is the feature debut from Michael Kinirons and producer Alicia Ní Ghráinne. The couple moved to West Cork a decade ago - and were inspired to make a film in the place they made their home. “We were renting at that stage and our lease was up, and friends had a holiday cottage in Baltimore,” says Kinirons. “We moved down to Baltimore, just packed up everything, and then fell in love with the place and never left.”
