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TIN CASTLE, the second feature film documentary by the Franco-Irish filmmaker Alexander Murphy, is released in cinemas on Wednesday 28 October. Screened in competition at the 65th Semaine de la Critique, TIN CASTLE received a Special Mention from the 2026 Œil d’Or Jury at Cannes.
Produced by GOODSEED and SAMSON FILMS, the film is sold by FILMS BOUTIQUE and distributed by DULAC DISTRIBUTION.
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Synopsis
Along a long-forgotten road, the O’Reillys live in a rundown trailer stranded in the middle of the fields. Pa’, Lisa, and their ten children weather the seasons in their tin castle, heirs to a way of life on borrowed time. Under threat of eviction, their tenuous balance falters, yet – steadfast in their tradition – they resist. The children laugh, the dogs bark, the trailer holds on – but for how long?
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"Over the five years I spent with them, I have built relationships of trust that have allowed for a certain earnestness to emerge. [...] Gradually, I was no longer filming Travellers, but a family. I realised that what I was capturing was something essential and very simple: love in its rawest form. "
Alexander Murphy, by Laura Pertuy
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Interview with Alexander Murphy
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TIN CASTLE presentation at Cannes with the film crew