Meeting Olwen Fouéré

Visiting Ireland I met Olwen Fouéré the actress who will be playing Erin Morrigan. We talked about the character of Erin and discussed the themes of the film. Olwen lives in Ireland and is the daughter of a Bretton emigre and so she brings her own insights into Erin’s situation as a fugitive. We discussed Erin’s backstory, her connection with the land of Ireland and her coming of age in the midst of a fraught political climate as a young woman living in the city of Derry, Londonderry. We talked about the important events of Erin’s life, her sense of mission and her unrelenting nature. Olwen spoke of her sense of connection with Erin and her interest in playing a character experiencing a spiritual reckoning.