Irish horror raises a few shudders

Cinema: The Canal. Directed by Ivan Kavanagh. Nationwide, cert 16. Rating: ***. Girlhood. Directed by: Céline Sciamma. Selected, cert 15A. Rating: **** . Also opening Phoenix (IFI, no cert). Christian Petzold reunites with star Nina Hoss for the sto

Lindsay Karamoh, Assa Sylla, Karidja Touré and Marietou Toure in Girlhood

John Maguire

Having distilled the delusion and despair of the Celtic Tiger era in a twinned pair of heartbreaking family dramas, Our Wonderful Home and The Fading Light, independent Irish writer ...