Three unlikely thieves, led by a woman on the verge of a breakdown, rob a rural Irish Credit Union. Opening in the tragic aftermath of the heist-gone-wrong, the story uses reverse chronology to unravel the events that led to this point. What starts as a poorly executed robbery becomes a portrait of a willful woman trapped in her own past. Aontas is a fractured puzzle about the impact of our choices and the memories that we can’t escape.

 

Director Damian McCann's critically acclaimed Irish noir thriller has trailblazed an award-winning path across the international festival circuit and has received multiple nominations for the 2026 IFTA Awards, including Best Film. 

 

“A cinematic exercise in how far you can take a classic narrative and get away with it.” – Screen International

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“Aontas is a rare gem - a thriller that leaves you on the edge of your seat as the revelations spool out, but also a masterwork of film construction and craft.” – Film Threat

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“The film isn’t simply moving backward, it’s pulling us deeper into a story that’s been hiding in plain sight.” – San Luis Obispo Review “A Pitch-Perfect Cinematic Puzzle” – That Shelf

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“Irish heist film ‘AONTAS’ is a twisting good time” – Daily Grindhouse

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“McCann rejects order in ethics and cinematic structure to craft a criminal scenario of sentimental value” – Josh at the Movies