Inspired by the Greek tragedy 'Antigone', writer/director Marian Quinn's Twig relocates the
drama to inner city Dublin. The film stars Sade Malone as Twig, a
young woman hoping to escape her criminal family, only to be drawn into
their underworld in the aftermath of a deadly shooting.
Brían F. O'Byrne, Ghaliah Conroy, Donncha Tynan, Susan McKeown, Jack Meade and
Kwaku Fortune also star.
Twig is in Irish cinemas from June 21st. A UK release has
yet to be announced.
Check out the trailer below.
The official synopsis reads:
Set in the underworld of gangland Dublin, TWIG is a re-telling of the Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’. Twig (Sade Malone) yearns to escape with her lover from the grip of her family's criminal legacy but when a deadly shootout claims one brother and forces another, Paulie, into hiding, she is pulled back into the chaos. Fear spreads throughout the local community as crime lord Leon (Brian F. O’Byrne) vows to let Paulie’s body rot in the street. However, Leon’s guns and henchmen are no match for Twig’s iron-will as she, armed with nothing but her unwavering resolve, defiantly sets out to do the right thing and bury her brother.