{"id":585714,"date":"2026-08-07T06:22:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/585714\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T06:22:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T06:22:15","slug":"the-lost-children-of-tuam-to-open-in-cinemas-next-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/585714\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lost Children of Tuam to open in cinemas next month"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Lost Children of Tuam, the new feature film about local historian Catherine Corless and her research into the former mother-and-baby home in Tuam, Co Galway, will open in Irish cinemas next month and in the UK in October.<\/p>\n<p>Research by Catherine Corless found that there were no burial records for almost 800 babies and infants who died at the home over a 36-year period.<\/p>\n<p>Excavation of the site began last summer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/news\/connacht\/2026\/0722\/1584560-tuam-graves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">To date, the remains of 99 individuals have been recovered.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Winner of Best Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh in July, The Lost Children of Tuam will open in Ireland on 25 September via Ireland&#8217;s Volta Pictures Distribution.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Monica Dolan as Catherine Corless in The Lost Children of Tuam\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0024b06f-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nWinner of Best Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh in July, The Lost Children of Tuam will open in Ireland on 25 September<\/p>\n<p>A UK release will follow in October via Picturehouse Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>The film is directed by Frank Berry (Aisha, Michael Inside) and stars BAFTA and Olivier Award winner Monica Dolan (Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Appropriate Adult) as Catherine Corless.<\/p>\n<p>It co-stars Andrew Bennett (God&#8217;s Creatures) and Ian McElhinney (Game of Thrones).<\/p>\n<p>Liam Neeson is among the producers of the film, which is presented by BBC Film and F\u00eds \u00c9ireann\/Screen Ireland in association with Coimisi\u00fan na Me\u00e1n, RT\u00c9, Ireland&#8217;s Port Pictures, and the Dublin-based Element Pictures, among others.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Tuam historian Catherine Corless is photographed on 21 June, 2025 in Tuam, Co Galway\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/00232adb-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nCatherine Corless Photo: Charles McQuillan\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The award-winning playwright and screenwriter Rebecca Lenkiewicz (Hot Milk, Her Naked Skin) has written the script for The Lost Children of Tuam.<\/p>\n<p>It is based on the 2017 New York Times article of the same name by Dan Barry, which was optioned for the screen by Liam Neeson.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Lowe, Co-CEO and Founder of Element Pictures, said: &#8220;We are thrilled Volta and Picturehouse are joining forces again for this film that we are deeply passionate about; Catherine Corless&#8217; work has affected so many around the globe, either personally connected to the Mother &amp; Baby Homes or inspired by her activism, and we believe The Lost Children of Tuam will have deep resonance with Irish and UK audiences and beyond.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Lost Children of Tuam\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/0023d0bf-614.jpg\"\/><br \/>\nDirector Frank Berry (centre) on set<\/p>\n<p>Sara Frain, Managing Director of Picturehouse Entertainment, said: &#8220;We were completely blown away by The Lost Children of Tuam.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is a powerful and deeply moving story, with a truly remarkable central performance from Monica Dolan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are looking forward to collaborating with Volta and the Element team once again to bring this important film to audiences across the UK and Ireland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/entertainment\/movies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Click here for more movie news.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lost Children of Tuam, the new feature film about local historian Catherine Corless and her research into&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":506228,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[93,61,60],"class_list":["post-585714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=585714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=585714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=585714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=585714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}