A schoolgirl is faced with tough obstacles, in the wake of her recent suicide attempt.A schoolgirl is faced with tough obstacles, in the wake of her recent suicide attempt.A schoolgirl is faced with tough obstacles, in the wake of her recent suicide attempt.
- Awards
- 1 win
Cian Lorcan
- Lorcan
- (as Cian Kinahan)
Chris Mc Morrow
- Steve
- (as Chris McMorrow)
Claire McCauley
- Aoife
- (as Claire Macaulay)
John O'Rourke
- Radio voice
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaRachel Whelan got the idea for Battle Scars around 2013, when several cases of online bullying came to light. There was a website which was linked to a number of teenage girl's suicides in Ireland and abroad. Upon learning of these stories, Rachel wanted to, in a sense, re-write the endings of these girl's stories. Girls who would have been able to see that the bullies weren't worth a pinch of salt in the long run. They were merely people who weren't even going to matter in a few years. Rachel based her characters on the common reactions she had noticed when the subject of suicide was raised with family and friends; the Father who wants to carry on as normal, the Mother who feels she hadn't done enough before the suicide attempt and is trying to make amends and the Brother who considers his sister to be selfish for what she did.
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A solid 7/10 for an impressive short.
First off, the performances here are very good. The lead actor does a great job at conveying the emotional turmoil her character is going through. She really carries the weight of the world in her face.
The brother is a slob, the Mother is a nervous wreck and the Father seems out of place at times. It's definitely the Mother wearing the trousers here.
Some of the camera work is shoddy, but is probably to be expected for a student short. There are some scenes that technically cross the line along with some continuity issues but overall, this was a good effort and deserved the award it won.
On the plus side, the message here is very strong and the ending was very good. I hope more short films like this get made and seen. Bullies are bad news and it's courageous people like the girl depicted here that we need to see more of.
The brother is a slob, the Mother is a nervous wreck and the Father seems out of place at times. It's definitely the Mother wearing the trousers here.
Some of the camera work is shoddy, but is probably to be expected for a student short. There are some scenes that technically cross the line along with some continuity issues but overall, this was a good effort and deserved the award it won.
On the plus side, the message here is very strong and the ending was very good. I hope more short films like this get made and seen. Bullies are bad news and it's courageous people like the girl depicted here that we need to see more of.
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- Sep 17, 2018
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