How does life measure up for a 13-year old
girl? In 1970s Dublin, the summer holidays
beckon for Maeve and her circle of friends.
This story is set in the “in-between” time
of a girl’s life, when she is no longer a child
and not yet a woman.
We open with our heroine putting on her
new snow white bra and stepping out into
the world as a young woman. She has an
obsession with breasts and bras and can’t
help but stare at other girls and women;
even the head nun doesn’t escape her gaze.
Otherwise, her world revolves around her
three friends, Ruth, Claire and Orla, who are
more experienced in the ways of the world.
They wear bras already (except Claire the
feminist) and they’ve all had boyfriends.
The new bra is a start but they really hope
Maeve can find a boyfriend, even offering
kissing lessons to prepare her.
What no one expects, least of all Maeve,
is that she should snare the local sixteen-year
old heartthrob, Brian Power. Ruth needs her
support when her estranged father wants to
meet her, but Maeve is torn when Brian asks
her to the Grove, the local club. Is Maeve
woman enough to make the right choice?
Winner Best First Film Award,
Galway Film Fleadh 2007
Director Marian Quinn and lead actors Ailish
McCarthy, Sophie Jo Wasson, Orla Long,
Riona Smith will attend the screening.
