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Trailer released for 'The Lost Children of Tuam' ahead of Toronto film festival debut
The drama chronicles Catherine Corless's investigation into hundreds of undocumented child burials at a former Irish care facility.
The short version
- A trailer was released for 'The Lost Children of Tuam,' a film dramatizing amateur historian Catherine Corless's findings regarding the Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home.
- Produced by Liam Neeson and starring Monica Dolan, the film focuses on the discovery that up to 796 children may have been buried in unmarked graves at the site.
- Following its premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh, the film is scheduled to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13.
- Theatrical releases are set for Sept. 25 in Ireland and Oct. 9 in the United Kingdom.
Key facts
- 'The Lost Children of Tuam' was directed by Frank Berry, scripted by Rebecca Lenkiewicz, and produced by Liam Neeson, who optioned a 2017 New York Times article by Dan Barry.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- The movie stars Monica Dolan as Catherine Corless, who documented that as many as 796 children were buried in unmarked graves at the Tuam institution.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Excavation work at the mass burial site in County Galway began in the summer of 2025.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- The film received the best Irish film award during its world premiere at the Galway Film Fleadh.[The Hollywood Reporter]
- Volta Pictures Distribution will release the movie in Ireland on Sept. 25, followed by a U.K. release through Picturehouse Entertainment on Oct. 9.[The Hollywood Reporter]
Sources
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