The Eclipse, Trailer, with Ciaran Hinds

Produced by Treasure Entertainment for RTE, The Eclipse is based on a supernatural love story by author Billy Roche and was co-adapted by Conor McPherson (The Seafarer. Starring Aidan Quinn, Ciarán Hinds and Iben Hjejle, it tells the story of widower Michael (Hinds), who, in an effort to find solace over the death of his wife, befriends Lena Morelle (Hjejle), a writer who specialises in the supernatural, during a literary festival in Wexford. Events spiral towards the paranormal when Michael finds himself confronted by strange visions, as well as having to contend with a flesh-and-blood menace in the form of author Nicholas Holden (Quinn), who is determined to prevent Michael and Lena from becoming too close.

The supporting cast includes Jim Norton, a Tony Award winner this year for his performance in the Broadway production of McPherson's The Seafarer , as the teacher's father-in- law, with Roche playing the chairman of the literary festival committee.

The Eclipse marks the first cinematic collaboration between two of Ireland's leading writers Billy Roche (The Wexford Trilogy, Cavalcaders, Trojan Eddie) and Conor McPherson (The Weir, Dublin Carol, The Seafarer, I Went Down, Saltwater, The Actors) who co-wrote the screenplay which is based on a short story from Billy Roche's recently published collection Tales From Rainwater Pond. The film will be Conor McPherson's fourth as a director after Saltwater, Endgame and The Actors.

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• Aidan Quinn
• Iben Hjejle
• Eanna Hardwick
• Jim Norton
• Ciaran Hinds
• Conor McPherson