Housewife of the Year documentary set for Irish cinemas

The teaser trailer for the new documentary Housewife of the Year has been released ahead of the film’s arrival in Irish cinemas later this year.

Directed by Ciarán Cassidy, Housewife of the Year “tells the story of Ireland’s treatment of women through the prism of a unique, surreal, live televised competition that must be seen to be believed, where a generation of Irish women competed in front of a live audience for the title of ‘Housewife of the Year'”.

“The former contestants share their direct experiences of marriage bars, lack of contraception, Magdalene laundries, financial vulnerability, boredom, and shame, and, of course, of being contestants in the competition,” the synopsis continues.

“It’s the story of a resilient generation of women and how they changed a country.”

“We are so excited to be partnering with Wildcard Distribution on the release of Housewife of the Year,” said director Cassidy.

“Our film is a love letter to a generation of Irish women. Over the last number of years, we have had the great privilege of meeting and getting to know an incredible group of women and we are honoured to bring their stories to cinemas across Ireland and the UK with Wildcard, who share our passion and enthusiasm for this project.”

Housewife of the Year is produced by Maria Horgan for Little Wing Films with funding from Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland and RTÉ, among others.

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