Fresh off its world premiere in the Spotlight Category of the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival, “The Miracle Club” arrives in theaters next month. The latest project from Irish filmmaker Thaddeus O’Sullivan, the period drama follows three generations of female friends from Dublin who embark on a pilgrimage to Lourdes, France that changes their lives forever.
Here’s an official synopsis for “The Miracle Club,” courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics:
Set in 1967, THE MIRACLE CLUB is a heartwarming film that follows the story of three generations of close friends, Lily, Eileen, and Dolly of Ballygar, a hard-knocks community in Dublin, who have one tantalizing dream: to win a pilgrimage to the sacred French town of Lourdes, that place of miracles that draws millions of visitors each year. When the chance to win presents itself, the women seize it. However, just before their trip, their old friend Chrissie arrives in Ballygar for her Mother’s funeral, dampening their good mood and well-laid plans. The women secure tickets and set out on the journey that they hope will change their lives, with Chrissie joining in place of her mother. The glamor and sophistication of Chrissie, who has just returned from a nearly 40-year exile in the United States, are not her only difficult traits. Old wounds are reopened along the way, forcing the women to confront their pasts even as they travel in search of a miracle. Deep wounds from the past can only be healed by the curative power of love and friendship.
“The Miracle Club” stars Laura Linney, Kathy Bates, Maggie Smith, Stephen Rea, and Agnes O’Casey. Other cast includes Mark O’Halloran, Mark McKenna, Niall Buggy, and Hazel Doupe.
O’Sullivan directs a script by Jimmy Smallhorne, Timothy Prager, and Joshua D. Mauer. Mauer also co-produces “The Miracle Club” with Alixandre Witlin, Chris Curling, Larry Bass, Aaron Farrell, John Gleeson and Oisín O’Neill.
“The Miracle Club” arrives in US theaters on July 14 before releasing in UK theaters on August 17. Watch a trailer for the film below.
