"This excellent, quietly courageous film had no polemical or
satirical agenda. It simply sought to discover why a handful of
young men continue to heed The Call when so many more ignore
the blinking of that message light on
their spiritual answerphones."

Liam Fay, The Sunday Times

It is now highly unusual for a young man to pack his bags and head into the last of Ireland's Seminary Colleges. Becoming a priest demands an idealism & commitment almost incomprehensible to most outside observers - taking almost a decade of prayer, discipline & study to lock yourself into a life of obedience to the church - if you get through.

The Seminary follows the intimate personal stories of three men through a year in Ireland's largest seminary, St Patrick's College, Maynooth. The film tries to discover what motivates these modern males to give up what most men spend their lives in hot pursuit of - wealth, sex, big jobs, prestige ...

Filmmaker Donncha ÓBriain spent a year behind the scenes in Maynooth and has produced a frank and intimate portrait of the convictions, the conflicts & the temptations involved in this remarkable business.

Filmed & Directed by Donncha Ó Briain
Produced by John Murray

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