Blue Road: The Edna O'Brien Story (12A)

★★★★★ One of the best documentaries you'll see in 2025 and it hits the genre's bullseye: leaves you wanting to know more about its subject. There'll be another rake of books to add to that list too. ~ RTE.

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A candid portrait of one of the world’s greatest and most charismatic writers, Irish author Edna O’Brien.

Her books were banned and burned in her native Ireland. In London and New York, she had illicit love affairs, hosted star-studded parties, and made and lost a fortune.

In her final year, aged 93, she shares her diaries and gives one last interview to filmmaker Sinéad O'Shea about her extraordinary life.

Her diaries are read aloud by Oscar nominated actress Jessie Buckley.

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★★★★ A trailblazing talent is finally given her due in this deft documentary. ~ Irish Independent.

★★★★ One of Ireland’s most important novelists and a woman of fierce intelligence and bravery is celebrated in Sinéad O’Shea’s thoroughly enjoyable documentary. ~ The Guardian.

★★★★ An insightful tribute to a formidable writer. ~ Financial Times.

★★★★ The dizzy highs and painful lows of the late writer’s life are laid bare in Sinéad O’Shea’s moving documentary. ~ The Observer.