10 Heartbreaking Movie Moments That Came Out Of Nowhere
2. Dominic's Body Is Found - The Banshees Of Inisherin
The Banshees of Inisherin was one of the most well-received movies of 2022, and rightly received four Oscar nominations in the acting categories. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, and Kerry Condon were all outstanding for Martin McDonagh, but it was Barry Keoghan who gave arguably the best performance of his entire career.
Even in a film as bleak as this one, Dominic (Keoghan) was a tragic character. He was beaten by his father, he was let down by Páidrac (Farrell), the closest thing he had to a strong male role model, and he was knocked back by Siobhán when he professed his love for her.
This scene itself was tough to watch. Though she let him down as gently as she could, Dominic saw his dreams dashed, and this was the last that was seen of him on screen alive.
All that was mentioned of him after was in Pádraic's letter to his sister, in which he says they found the young man's body in the lake. It's a gut punch, only made worse by the realisation that Pádraic's assumption that he slipped and fell isn't as likely as him jumping in the fallout of his talk with Siobhán.