7.9 IMDB

Based on Gary Owen’s much lauded and widely performed monodrama, Iphigenia in Splott, Effi o Blaenau is director Marc Evans’ cinematic interpretation set against the wide open landscapes of North Wales

★★★★”Greek myth retelling Iphigenia in Splott becomes blistering Welsh-language film.
Leisa Gwenllian is a force of nature as working-class heroine Effi in this big screen version of Gary Owen’s one-woman play” The Guardian

★★★★”This Welsh-language sensation uncovers the horrors of maternity care in the face of austerity” Time OUt

“a fierce portrait of resilience in north Wales.” BFI

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