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{{short description|Irish crime film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Doineann
| image          =Doineann poster.jpg
| alt            =
| caption        = Poster
| director       =
Damian McCann
| producer       =   Michael Hewitt<br>Dermot Lavery<br>Chris Myers
| screenplay     =Aislinn Clarke
| story          =
|based_on=
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Peter Coonan]]
*[[Bríd Brennan]]
*Clare Monnelly
*Seán T. Ó Meallaigh
}}
| music          =Mark Gordon<br>Charlie Graham<br>Richard Hill
| cinematography =  Damien Elliott<br>Angus Mitchell
| editing        = Sorcha Nic Giolla Mhuire
| production_companies =DoubleBand Films
| distributor    = Wildcard Distribution
| released       ={{Film date|2021|07|25|[[Galway Film Fleadh]]|2022|01|28|general release|df=y}}
| runtime        = 95 minutes
| country        =  Northern Ireland
| language       = [[Irish language|Irish]]<br>English
| gross          =
}}
'''''Doineann''''' ({{IPA-ga|ˈd̪ˠɪnʲən̪ˠ|}}, "stormy weather") is a 2021 Northern Irish drama film in the [[Irish language]], directed by Damian McCann.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.doublebandfilms.com/doineann|title=Doineann|website=DoubleBand Films}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://filmireland.net/2021/10/22/doineann-review-of-irish-film-at-galway-film-fleadh-2021/|title=Doineann – Review of Irish Film at Galway Film Fleadh 2021 – Film Ireland Magazine}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/peter-coonan-on-his-new-celtic-thriller-doineann-and-why-he-owes-a-lot-to-lovehates-fran-41284524.html|title=Peter Coonan on his new Celtic thriller Doineann – and why he owes a lot to Love/Hate's Fran|website=independent}}</ref>
==Plot==
Tomás is a [[Dublin]] investigative journalist, reporting on criminal gangs. He goes on holiday to an island off Ireland's coast with his family. He receives an urgent call to return to Dublin, but when he later returns to the island his wife and child are missing. A local [[Garda Síochana|Garda]] detective starts to help him find them, as the storm closes in.
==Production==
''Doineann'' was filmed in [[County Down]] and [[Islandmagee]] in [[winter]] 2020–21 and received support from [[Northern Ireland Screen]], [[BBC Gaeilge]] and [[TG4]]; it is the first Irish language feature to be made and produced in Northern Ireland.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/film-tv/writer-and-director-aislinn-clarke-the-films-in-irish-but-what-audiences-want-is-a-good-story-they-dont-mind-subtitles-41285997.html|title=Writer and director Aislinn Clarke: 'The film's in Irish, but what audiences want is a good story. They don't mind subtitles'|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph |via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk/news/irish-language-broadcast-fund/new-irish-thriller-doineann-released-cinemas-28th-january/|title=New Irish thriller Doineann to be released in cinemas on 28th January|date=18 January 2022|website=Northern Ireland Screen}}</ref>
It was filmed on an [[Arri Alexa Mini]] with [[Panavision]] Primo Lenses in a [[2.39:1]] aspect ratio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt15077296/technical|title=Doineann (2021) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>
==Release==
''Doineann'' premiered on 25 July 2021 at the [[Galway Film Fleadh]]. ''[[The Irish Times]]'', ''[[Irish Examiner]]'' and [[entertainment.ie]] all scored it three [[star (rating)|stars]] out of five. Reviewers noted the similarities to [[Nordic noir]] and praised the performance of [[Bríd Brennan]] as a [[Columbo]]-style investigator, but criticised the latter part of the film as clichéd.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/film/doineann-irish-language-thriller-starts-strongly-but-peters-out-1.4786119|title=Doineann: Irish-language thriller starts strongly but peters out|first=Donald|last=Clarke|newspaper=The Irish Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40794543.html|title=Movie review: Irish-language psychological thriller Doineann has an intriguing set-up|first=Declan|last=Burke|date=28 January 2022|website=Irish Examiner}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://entertainment.ie/movies/movie-reviews/doineann-507897/|title='Doineann' works like an Irish answer to Nordic noir|first=Brian|last=Lloyd|date=27 January 2022|website=Entertainment.ie}}</ref>
[[Peter Coonan]] received a nomination at the [[18th Irish Film & Television Awards]] (IFTAs), for best supporting actor in a film.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2022/0222/1282237-all-the-nominees-for-the-2022-ifta-film-drama-awards/|title=All the nominees for the 2022 IFTA Film & Drama Awards|date=22 February 2022|via=www.rte.ie}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotpress.com/music/an-cailin-ciuin-belfast-and-kin-lead-ifta-2022-nominations-22892891|title=An Cailín Ciúin, Belfast and Kin lead IFTA 2022 nominations|first=The Hot Press|last=Newsdesk|website=Hotpress}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official site|https://www.doineannthefilm.com/}}
* {{IMDb title|15077296}}
*{{Rotten tomatoes|m/doineann}}
[[Category:2021 drama films]]
[[Category:2021 films]]
[[Category:2020s mystery drama films]]
[[Category:Irish mystery drama films]]
[[Category:Irish detective films]]
[[Category:Irish-language films]]
[[Category:Police detective films]]
[[Category:Films set on islands]]
[[Category:Films set in Ireland]]
[[Category:Films shot in Northern Ireland]]
[[Category:2020s Irish films]]
[[Category:2020s British films]]