A Good Woman Is Hard to Find

A Good Woman Is Hard to Find is a 2019 crime thriller film[2] directed by Abner Pastoll and written by Ronan Blaney. The film stars Sarah Bolger as a young, recently widowed mother who will go to any length to protect her children as she seeks the truth behind her husband's murder.

A Good Woman Is Hard to Find
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAbner Pastoll
Produced by
  • Junyoung Jang
  • Guillaume Benski
Written byRonan Blaney
Starring
Music byMatthew Pusti
CinematographyRichard Bell
Edited byAbner Pastoll
Production
companies
  • February Films
  • Superbe Films
  • Frakas Productions
Distributed bySignature Entertainment
Release date
  • 21 July 2019 (2019-07-21) (Fantasia Festival)
  • 25 October 2019 (2019-10-25) (United Kingdom)
Running time
97 minutes[1]
Country
  • United Kingdom
  • Belgium
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the Fantasia International Film Festival on 21 July 2019.[3] In was released in the United Kingdom in cinemas and on Digital HD on 25 October 2019 by Signature Entertainment.[4]

Plot

Sarah Collins, recently widowed young mother of two kids Ben and Lucy, is desperate to know who murdered her husband Stephen. Her son Ben has been an elective mute since the day he witnessed his father being knifed to death on their estate in the middle of the day. Police have done nothing to catch the killer, categorizing his death as a falling out amongst thieves.

Then Tito literally bursts into Sarah's world. He's ripped off local crime boss Leo Miller and decides to stash the stolen drugs in her flat. Frightened senseless, Sarah wants nothing to do with this but is caught between a rock and a hard place, she sees an opportunity to use Tito to gain information about what might have happened to her husband with the hope of eventually returning to some semblance of a normal life.

Sarah's son Ben accidentally finds drugs and also tries some. Sarah tries to clean him up before Tito bursts back into the house and tries to rape Sarah but she stabs him to death and disposes of his remains. Leo finds out that Tito was the one who stole his drugs and his connection to Sarah. Leo confronts Sarah and the kids while they are out shopping. Ben runs away after seeing Leo and when Sarah catches on to him, he confirms that Leo was the one who killed his father. She later agrees with Leo that she will bring him Tito, but first she takes Ben and his sister Lucy to their grandmother's house for safety.

Sarah goes to the nightclub to meet Leo, carrying with her Tito's head, and orders Leo to leave her and her family alone. When Leo doesn't comply, then she kills Leo and his thugs after learning they killed Stephen for getting into their business The murders are dismissed as gang related violence.

Cast
  • Sarah Bolger as Sarah
  • Edward Hogg as Leo Miller
  • Andrew Simpson as Tito
  • Jane Brennan as Alice
  • Caolan Byrne as Terry
  • Packy Lee as Mackers
  • Susan Ateh as Emily Scott
  • Siobhan Kelly as Dr Rosa Brady
  • Rudy Doherty as Ben, Sarah's son
  • Macie McCauley as Lucy, Sarah's daughter
  • Josh Bolt as Donal
  • James McCaffrey as Conor
  • Nigel O'Neill as PC Huxley
  • Daryl McCormack as PC Reeves
  • Sean Sloan as Jean
  • Jo Donelly as Betty
  • Mary Lindsay as Mandy
  • Rafaela Dias as Dr Reid
  • Diego Calderon Amargo as drunk Ray
  • Shireen Azarmi as Sergeant Jones
  • Gary Harper as bin man
  • Daniel Gosling as news reporter

Production

Shooting took place in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, and in Liége, Belgium.[5]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 92% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 7.31/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "A Good Woman Is Hard to Find, but it isn't difficult to see a star in the making while watching Sarah Bolger's powerful performance in this gritty thriller."[1] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 65 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6]

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References
  1. "A Good Woman Is Hard to Find (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Hoad, Phil (23 October 2019). "A Good Woman Is Hard to Find review – gritty Northern Ireland crime thriller". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. "Fantasia Festival - A Good Woman is Hard to Find". Fantasia Festival. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  4. Miska, Brad (23 September 2019). "Exclusive 'A Good Woman is Hard to Find' Clip Barges into a Woman's House [Video]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  5. Clarke, Stewart (6 December 2017). "Sarah Bolger, Andrew Simpson Board Abner Pastoll's 'A Good Woman Is Hard to Find' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  6. "A Good Woman Is Hard to Find Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
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