CinemaOSMovie · 2025 · 2h 11m

National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air

How much of living is really just forgetting?

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The family home is more than merely a building. It can be a destination of pilgrimage, an inherited investment, a repository of memory or even magic. And, for brother and sister Stephen and Billie, home is all they have. Mucking along in their decaying farmhouse, they're doing just fine. That is, until the arrival of an ex-clergyman uncle with an unscrupulous plan, a sister-in-law seeking a miracle, and a prodigal brother hell-bent on trouble.

Directed byConor McPherson

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Status
Released
Runtime
2h 11m
Language
EN
Released
October 14, 2025

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The Brightening Air | Official Trailer | National Theatre at Home

The Brightening Air | Official Trailer | National Theatre at Home

Featuring

Cast & crew

8 credited
Starring
Brian Gleeson

Brian Gleeson

Stephen

Rosie Sheehy

Rosie Sheehy

Billie

Hannah Morrish

Hannah Morrish

Lydia

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd

Dermot

Eimhin Fitzgerald Doherty

Brendan

Aisling Kearns

Aisling Kearns

Freya

Derbhle Crotty

Derbhle Crotty

Elizabeth

Sean McGinley

Sean McGinley

Pierre

Creative team
Directed by
Conor McPherson
Conor McPherson
Written by
Conor McPherson
Conor McPherson

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