'Celts' is an intimate ensemble play of a single day of ordinary people. The world is going mad around them. The war that just started would go much nastier and much longer. But they don't know it. Just like any ordinary people (you and me, basically), we are just looking to get through another day, full of little private frustrations, hang ups, and momentary smiles. There's no magical solution, no grand finale, and nothing really goes as planned, but we carry on so long we manage to find a small relief, a relic of love and a glimpse of hope.
What I commend the most about 'Celts' is the balance. It's so easy to opt for more melodrama, big catastrophe, or letting one character steal the show. But 'Celts' manages its own pace, always managing to pick up little moments of each character's own story (even from just a passing character like the passenger in the father's taxi). We never fully get to understand all the ins and outs of one character, but we sense these are real people with their own lives and their own stories. It's no mean feat to pull off.
What I commend the most about 'Celts' is the balance. It's so easy to opt for more melodrama, big catastrophe, or letting one character steal the show. But 'Celts' manages its own pace, always managing to pick up little moments of each character's own story (even from just a passing character like the passenger in the father's taxi). We never fully get to understand all the ins and outs of one character, but we sense these are real people with their own lives and their own stories. It's no mean feat to pull off.
