The UK premiere of the new restoration of The Outcasts will be followed by a Q&A with Robert Wynne-Simmons and BFI Flipside's Vic Pratt. This previously unavailable Irish folk horror was written and directed by Robert Wynne-Simmons, the writer of The Blood on Satan’s Claw.

This eerie folklorish tale is set in 19th‑century Ireland amid an isolated rural community where poverty and superstition are rife. Maura (Mary Ryan), an introverted farm girl suspected of witchcraft, discovers a mystical world of the imagination through ‘a wild, ungodly man’ – the mysterious wanderer Scarf Michael (Mick Lally). Director Robert Wynne-Simmons combines horror, earthy drama, dreamlike fantasy and tragedy to produce this intelligent and visually stunning directorial debut.

Once billed as the first Irish feature film in 50 years, but hardly seen in the last 40 years, this marks the first time that this new 2K restoration by the Irish Film Institute has been screened in the UK.

The Outcasts is released on Blu-ray on 23 September.

BFI Flipside is dedicated to rediscovering the margins of British and Irish film, reclaiming a space for forgotten movies and filmmakers who would otherwise be in danger of disappearing from our screens forever. It is a home for UK cinematic oddities, offering everything from exploitation documentaries to B-movies, countercultural curios and obscure classics, If it's weird, British and forgotten, then it's Flipside.

Cast:
Mary Ryan, Mick Lally, Don Foley