Wild Decembers

Story from Ireland, written by author Edna OBrien. When aussie mike bugler ( matt ryan) moves in next door to brother and sister joe and breege ( owen mcdonnell and lara belmont), it starts as a friendship between the three. But things progress between the handsome stranger and the girl. And then things take a turn. So many strange close-ups by the director... things are frequently out of focus, and hard to see or read, and sometimes only a very small part of the scene. Was that intentional?? Not a lot happens in the first half. Joe wants to protect his sister from the budding romance between bugler and breege, but ties over family, and land, may come between them. I can see why it's currently rated "6" on imdb... with the weird close-ups and some confusion over what's happening, it's a lot of work to watch this. Right near the end, it gets very dark. Family loyalty. Forbidden love. Directed by Anthony Byrne. Lots of film fest nominations. Brother of singer Hozier.