Ally Ní Chiárain

Looking at unhappy lives with patient tenderness, this absorbing drama acknowledges the strength of people who cannot see it for themselves. In finely tuned performances, Jack Reynor and Toni Collette chart a mother and son’s crooked path from despair to transformative hope.

When his ex-convict brother runs into trouble with a local gang, loyal cop Dave Connolly must decide whether to stray from the law to save him.